PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between alex fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

fili
vs
Long

190 cm
21
255 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

193 cm
25
235 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, alex fili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Long!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fili tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
fili shoots for a double leg takedown but Long sprawls well. He's pushed fili's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
fili dodges the punch combination from Long.

Long shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Long showed some decent athleticism there.
fili keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
fili tries to get to full guard but Long has control of the leg.
Long works his way into side control.
fili tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Long is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, fili has escaped the position, nice work there.
fili is being controlled here.
Long lands a few punches from side control.
fili tries to improve position but can't.
Long in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
fili tries to bench press Long off him but Long keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fili manages to work his way to half guard, despite Long's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
fili tries to roll over but Long keeps him under control.
fili is in trouble now - Long has advanced to mount!
fili manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Long lands strikes from half guard.
Long is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
fili tries to get back to half guard but can't.
fili on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if fili tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long landing punches.
fili working to try and regain half guard.
Long scoring with strikes but fili is staying in there.
fili slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
fili wants to get back to full guard but Long has mounted him!
fili is trying desperately to improve position.
Long lands a nice shot to the head.
fili tries to buck Long off but he can't manage it.
fili is breathing heavily.
Long raining down shots from the mount!

fili is rocked!

It looks like alex fili has been cut.
Oooh a big shot lands for Long! fili is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Miles Long!