PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Nazario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Eriksson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronaldo Nazario's chin.

Eriksson
vs
Nazario

188 cm
29
200 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

175 cm
27
192 lbs
9 - 16 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, William Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Nazario!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eriksson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eriksson lands an elbow that stopped Nazario in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ronaldo Nazario has been cut.
Eriksson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eriksson lands a nice elbow.
Eriksson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eriksson.
Eriksson lands an elbow that stopped Nazario in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Eriksson.
Eriksson misses with an elbow strike.
Nazario takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Ronaldo Nazario's cut even more.
Eriksson lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Ronaldo Nazario's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Eriksson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nazario looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazario tries for a takedown but Eriksson manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eriksson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eriksson stalling against the cage.
Eriksson lands an elbow just above Nazario 's eye.

Ronaldo Nazario's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ronaldo Nazario's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Eriksson!
William Eriksson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.