PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao comes into the arena with RAWR blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lao
vs
Blow

176 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Blow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Blow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lao's head backwards.
Lao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lao misses with an elbow strike.
Blow is pressed up against the cage. Lao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blow down to the mat. Blow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blow tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lao not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lao is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
BOOM! Lao connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao lands a heavy elbow.
Blow is looking to improve his position but Lao isn't that keen on the idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lao is landing with some decent strikes but Blow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lao in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blow wants to hold on but Lao pushes him away.
Lao in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lao lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Blow is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Blow covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Lao!