PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed The Big T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hardcore Geno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Big T's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad. Hardcore Geno has the eye of the tiger tonight.

The Big T
vs
Geno

193 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

190 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akhmed The Big T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hardcore Geno!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geno throws a series of punches but The Big T avoids them all with ease.
Geno misses with a straight right.
Geno swings for the body but The Big T moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Big T.
Geno connects with a single shot there.
Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geno swings for the body but The Big T moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Big T.
The Big T wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geno keeps working.
The Big T landing strikes.
Geno is trying to control The Big T's posture but The Big T avoids it.
The Big T controlling from side mount.
Geno sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geno works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Big T has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Big T slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The Big T wants to control from the top but Geno keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Geno managing to control the position.
The Big T stays in close to Geno's body and controls the position.
The Big T tries to free his leg and advance position but Geno is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Big T is working hard here to advance position.
The Big T trying to control the position from guard on top but Geno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Geno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Big T.
Geno lands a body shot.
The Big T is breathing heavily.
The Big T shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good standup being displayed there by Geno as he connects with a hook.
The Big T slips a jab from Geno.
Geno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Geno lands a jab.
Geno lands a body shot.
Geno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geno misses with a looping left.
Geno misses with a looping left.
The Big T shoots in for a takedown but Geno shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Big T has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Geno drops The Big T with a straight left! Oh this is bad for The Big T! Geno dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hardcore Geno!