PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AJ Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Fernstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - The Show Must Go On. AJ Styles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Styles
vs
Fernstrom

179 cm
24
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
174 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, AJ Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Fernstrom!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Fernstrom catches Styles right on the button with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fernstrom.

It looks like AJ Styles has been cut.
Styles tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fernstrom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Styles somewhat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fernstrom, as that shot connected.
Nice shot lands for Fernstrom.
Styles tried to score with a low kick but Fernstrom checks it.
Styles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fernstrom sprawls well. Fernstrom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Styles gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Styles is defended easily by Fernstrom.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Fernstrom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Styles.
Fernstrom lands with a cross.
Fernstrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fernstrom cracks Styles with a hook to the temple - Styles is on wobbly legs here! Fernstrom swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Styles falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Fernstrom wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Martin Fernstrom!