PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vargas (ranked 178 p4p, 2197 weight class) and New Home (ranked 25 p4p, 263 weight class). Home has chosen Ransom as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as New Home enters the cage!

Vargas
vs
Home

200 cm
31
270
18 - 6 - 0

181 cm
31
185
17 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
PWNAGE™

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, New Home!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vargas closes the distance and pushes Home back into the cage.
Vargas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Home tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Vargas has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Home lands a body shot.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Home lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Home misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Home avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vargas.
Home misses with a short punch on the inside.
Home blocks an uppercut.
Home on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Home's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Home's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Home misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vargas trying to land knees to the body.
Vargas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Home blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vargas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas lands a left hand.
Home avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Home.

Vargas drops Home onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Home is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Home is rocked!
Vargas jerks Home's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Home drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Vargas goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Vargas because Home was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Arturo Vargas!
During a confident post fight interview, Arturo Vargas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.