PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey The Rat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey The Rat will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pelican
vs
The Rat

155 cm
25
149 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

173 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey The Rat!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Pelican lands.
Pelican lands a nice shot that snaps The Rat's head back.
The Rat tries to bum rush Pelican with a series of wild strikes but Pelican uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Rat dodges the punch combination from Pelican.
Crusty Pelican seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pelican takes the fight into the clinch.
Pelican lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Rat backwards.
Pelican lands a right hand.
The Rat is working for takedown but Pelican is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pelican working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pelican lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pelican lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Rat backwards.
Pelican gets through The Rat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pelican makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

The Rat is rocked!
Pelican lands a nice elbow.
The Rat is still on wobbly legs! Can Pelican finish him?

It looks like Mickey The Rat has been cut.
Pelican lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pelican pushes The Rat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pelican works on The Rat's body with a couple of short punches.
The Rat jumps guard but Pelican stands there with The Rat around his waist. The Rat gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pelican lands a right hand.
The Rat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crusty Pelican has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey The Rat.
Pelican scores with a shot to the side of The Rat's head.
Pelican throws a big uppercut that drops The Rat! More strikes from Pelican and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! The Rat lies dazed against the cage as Pelican celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crusty Pelican!