PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yao Ming (ranked 5519 p4p, 4703 weight class) and Ian Pedrinho (ranked 496 p4p, 464 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ming
vs
Pedrinho

200 cm
19
170
0 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
179
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yao Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Pedrinho!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ming misses.
Pedrinho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pedrinho lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Ming does it's job there.
Ming lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Ming misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Ming.
Pedrinho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ming defends it well.
Ming slips a jab from Pedrinho.
Ming is looking for a counter combo.
Ming throws a right and a left that Pedrinho avoids nicely.
Pedrinho misses with a leg kick.
Pedrinho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pedrinho walks into a straight right hand from Ming.
Ming is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ming swings for the body but Pedrinho moves out of range.
Pedrinho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ming in his tracks.
Pedrinho misses with a wild body shot.

Pedrinho rushes Ming and presses him up against the cage.
Pedrinho pushes Ming back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
I was talking to Ming's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Pedrinho.
Pedrinho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ming lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming takes a shot to the head.
Pedrinho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ming lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pedrinho backwards.
Ming lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ming tries a knee to the head but Pedrinho blocks it.

Pedrinho jumps into guard, dragging Ming to the mat.
Pedrinho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Pedrinho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pedrinho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Pedrinho is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ming is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ian Pedrinho!