PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kelly French has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

French
vs
Douglas

164 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

206 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelly French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Douglas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Douglas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Douglas working away.
Douglas wants to stand but French is controlling his arm.
Douglas looks up at the clock and then as French takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Douglas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Douglas lands a nice forearm strike.

It looks like Kelly French has been cut.

Douglas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Douglas is putting a hurting on French here, landing some big shots from side control.
French could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
French trying his best to control but Douglas has mounted him.
French wants to control but Douglas is having none of it.

Douglas wants to finish this one by submission but French is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Douglas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the head.

Kelly French's cut is getting worse.
Douglas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Kelly French's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barry Douglas!