PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casius Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amazing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carlos Junior could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Casius Clay's chin.

Junior
vs
Clay

177 cm
24
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Casius Clay!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Junior shoots in for a double leg but Clay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Junior takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clay lands a lovely overhand right.
Junior looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Clay circles away.
Clay cracks Junior with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Junior looks for a takedown but Clay sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay lands a nice hook to Junior's body. Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clay lands with a shot to the body.
Junior is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Clay - just one landing.
Junior walks into a stiff left hand from Clay.
Nice cross by Clay.

Junior is rocked!
Clay punishes Junior's body with a nice straight punch.
Clay lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Junior stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Junior on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Clay lands a big uppercut and Junior crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Junior looks OK. Clay waves Junior back to his feet!
Oh Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Junior at a distance.
Clay lands a nice shot to the body.
Junior seems to have got his legs back now.
Clay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Junior rather than just go for the knockout.

Clay feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Junior sprawling to the canvas! Junior rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Clay finish him?!
Carlos Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior is holding his hands too far apart here. Clay throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Junior is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Casius Clay!