PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harumafuji Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cage
vs
Masaru

197 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Elite Nutrition Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harumafuji Masaru!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaru misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harumafuji Masaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage works over Masaru's head and body with a nice combination.
Cage moves away from the strike by Masaru.
Masaru misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masaru lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masaru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Masaru.
Masaru throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Masaru as he checks the leg kick.
Cage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cage throws the kick towards the body but Masaru avoids it.
Masaru throws a chopping leg kick but Cage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Masaru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Masaru throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masaru misses with a few strikes there.
Masaru fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru throws a lazy uppercut
and Masaru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masaru throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masaru.
Masaru tries to work over Cage's front leg with a kick but Cage checks it.
Cage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Masaru is rocked!
Masaru moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Masaru is still on wobbly legs! Can Cage finish him?
Masaru throws a lazy uppercut
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Cage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masaru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masaru.
Masaru seems to have recovered his senses.
Cage throws a combination. Masaru tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Masaru misses.
Masaru throws out a leg kick but Cage moves out of range and Masaru only half commits.
Cage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Masaru lands a head shot.
Masaru needs to keep his hands up - Cage had a free shot at his head there.
Masaru throws a leg kick which misses Cage's front leg but catches the back leg as Cage tries to avoid it.
Masaru looks gassed!
Masaru walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masaru blocks a head kick by Cage.
Masaru looks to land a combination. Cage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage throws a leg kick but Masaru sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Cage could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
Cage thuds a left hand into Masaru's body.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masaru.
A right-left combo lands from Masaru.
Masaru misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Cage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Masaru.
Masaru fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cage is out of range.
Masaru scores with a hook to the body. Cage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masaru looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Masaru walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masaru throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Masaru misses with a combination
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masaru is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cage.
Cage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Masaru has time to react.
Masaru throws a combination that misses
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage lands a two punch combo.
Cage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaru throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cage throws a leg kick but Masaru checks it.
Masaru is looking to score with low kicks.
Cage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masaru.
Cage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cage lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Cage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cage checks a leg kick.
Cage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masaru throws a half hearted mid kick.
Masaru throws a push kick but Cage slaps the foot to one side.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cage checks a low kick from Masaru.
Cage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Masaru drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cage right on the button. Cage goes down! Masaru follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Masaru gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harumafuji Masaru!