PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hadr Bari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan McCriux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bari
vs
McCriux

190 cm
24
204 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

181 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hadr Bari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan McCriux!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bari misses with a hook. McCriux ducked under it nicely.
McCriux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bari moves away.
Bari throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCriux counters with a thumping low kick.
Bari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCriux misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCriux feints and then cracks Bari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bari down.
Bari looks to land a left hand but McCriux moved out of range nicely.
Bari scores with a shot to the body.
McCriux staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Bari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bari.
McCriux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bari.
McCriux tries a head kick but it misses.
Bari throws a combination that misses
and McCriux counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bari looks to land a combination but McCriux avoids it well.
Bari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCriux.

It looks like Hadr Bari has been cut.
Bari is breathing heavily.
McCriux throws a head kick but Bari moves out of range.
Bari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hadr Bari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McCriux - that will leave a mark!
McCriux takes a swing at Bari's ribcage but misses.
Bari slips a jab and a cross from McCriux.
McCriux throws a nice looking combination but Bari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCriux shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bari eats them both and turns towards McCriux to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McCriux is looking to slow Bari down with leg kicks.
A combination from McCriux does no damage.
Bari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCriux tries to bum rush Bari with a series of wild strikes but Bari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

McCriux feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bari sprawling to the canvas! Bari rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McCriux finish him?!

Bari is rocked!
McCriux throws a series of punches but Bari avoids them all with ease.
Oh Bari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCriux throws a series of punches but Bari avoids them all with ease.
Bari seems to have got his legs back now.
McCriux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bari misses the body punch
and McCriux counters with an outside leg kick.
McCriux throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Bari crashing down! Bari tries to stagger back to his feet but McCriux just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Bari asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan McCriux!