PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tourney Five (ranked 5244 p4p, 156 weight class) and Tourney Four (ranked 5096 p4p, 150 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Five
vs
Four

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tourney Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tourney Four!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Four stuffs the takedown.
Four flicks out a counter leg kick but Five steps away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Five scores with a takedown into Four's guard.
Five slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Four manages to get back to half guard.
Four wants to get back to full guard.
Four is not content to let Five control the position.
Four is trying to stand back up but Five is controlling him
Four trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Four can do anything to dispel that myth.
Five trying to pass the guard but Four defending well.
Five throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Four is refusing to be controlled, as Five sits in half guard.
Four won't allow Five to pass to mount.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Five misses with a wild body shot.
Four wants to counter with a clinch but Five pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tourney Five showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Five has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 10:9
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tourney Five!