PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Givens has chosen Cancer Bats - Sabotage as his entrance music. The key to victory for Billy Hope has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hope
vs
Givens

189 cm
19
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Givens!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Patrick Givens has been cut.
Hope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hope misses with a jab, cross combination.
Givens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Givens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hope dodges the punch combination from Givens.
Hope lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hope swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Givens dodges the punch combination from Hope.
Hope fails to land with a series of punches.
Givens dives in for a single leg takedown but Hope sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hope lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hope.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens misses with a combination
and Givens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Givens is rocked!
Hope connects with a nice cross there... Givens is looking wobbly and Hope recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Givens to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Hope jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Hope!
Patrick Givens was interviewed post fight and said 'I will only come back stronger'.