PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rachid Elmerkaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heart
vs
Elmerkaoui

190 cm
22
260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
245 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Heart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rachid Elmerkaoui!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elmerkaoui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heart manages to avoid it.
Heart slips under a jab.
Heart throws an overhand right that lands on Elmerkaoui's shoulder, as Elmerkaoui tries to avoid the shot.
Heart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Elmerkaoui shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Heart manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A big left from Heart misses.
Heart fails to land with a series of punches.

Heart drops Elmerkaoui with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Elmerkaoui looks back up at him and smiles so Heart waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Rachid Elmerkaoui has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elmerkaoui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elmerkaoui connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elmerkaoui has a takedown stuffed.

Heart cracks Elmerkaoui with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Heart has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Elmerkaoui to stand back up!

Elmerkaoui is rocked!
Heart measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Elmerkaoui! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jack Heart!
Jack Heart retains his heavyweight title!