PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jari xera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Cumblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jari xera is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

xera
vs
Cumblood

197 cm
22
227 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
24
250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jari xera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Cumblood!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
xera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
xera misses with a looping left.
xera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from xera finds it's way through Cumblood's defenses.
xera lands with a kick to the temple. Cumblood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Erik Cumblood has been cut.
xera misses with a low kick.
xera keeps the fight on the outside.
Cumblood moves away from the strike by xera.
xera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
xera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cumblood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
xera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
xera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cumblood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumblood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
xera moves out of range of the body kick from Cumblood.
Cumblood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cumblood tries to clinch up.
Cumblood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
xera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cumblood's hands.
xera tries a head kick but it misses.
xera throws the left hand but Cumblood avoids the punch easily.
xera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
xera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cumblood scores a takedown into full mount!
xera is breathing heavily.
Cumblood raining down shots from the mount!
Cumblood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cumblood avoids the attempt from xera to control.
Cumblood scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish xera?
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns xera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cumblood raining down shots from the mount!
Cumblood landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Cumblood.
Cumblood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

xera is rocked!
The referee warns xera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh xera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cumblood loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have xera scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Cumblood land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Cumblood stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Cumblood!