PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Postiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Postiga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sexy and i Know It. Sergio Postiga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Postiga
vs
McCall

177 cm
25
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Postiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan McCall!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Postiga misses with a series of wild punches.

McCall takes the fight into the clinch.
Postiga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McCall wants to break free but Postiga has control.
McCall is trying to push Postiga away but Postiga has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Postiga.
McCall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Postiga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

McCall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Postiga. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Postiga misses the target.

Postiga has closed the distance and engaged McCall in a clinch.
McCall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Postiga's elbow.

Postiga breaks from the clinch.

Postiga tries to sprawl but McCall drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Postiga manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCall trying to control but Postiga is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Postiga controlling McCall's posture.
McCall won't allow Postiga to get back to his feet.
Postiga keeping moving, preventing McCall from controlling successfully.
Postiga seems keen to control McCall's posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sergio Postiga just wasn't active enough.
McCall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Postiga slips a jab and a cross from McCall.
McCall is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

McCall closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCall is looking to control Postiga's arms but Postiga gets an underhook and turns him. Now McCall has his back to the ropes.
McCall takes a shot to the head.
Postiga is working McCall over against the ropes.
Postiga tries to circle away but McCall has him pinned against the ropes.
McCall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Postiga blocking some punches.
McCall working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McCall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCall looks gassed!
Postiga displaying some good clinch control by pressing McCall up against the ropes.
McCall wants to break free but Postiga has control.
McCall is looking to break free of the clinch but Postiga has double underhooks.
Postiga misses with an elbow strike.
McCall can't break the clinch.
McCall is looking to break free of the clinch but Postiga has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Postiga has McCall pushed against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Postiga.

McCall is rocked!
Postiga creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends McCall's eyes rolling into the back of his head! McCall drops to his knees and Postiga pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Postiga!
A very excited looking Sergio Postiga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.