PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Syren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buhawi Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syren's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kung Fu Taistelee. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Syren
vs
Jack

191 cm
19
216 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Syren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buhawi Jack!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syren moves out of range of the leg kick from Jack.
Jack misses with a lunging right hand
and Syren counters with a two punch combo.
Syren avoids a kick to the body.
Syren blocks a head kick by Jack.
Jack throws a chopping leg kick but Syren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Syren circles away from the clinch attempt
and Syren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Buhawi Jack has been cut.
Jack throws an off balance right hand
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Syren counters with a three punch combo that has Jack backing up. Jack nods at Syren to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left and a right from Syren both land. Nice combination.
Syren lands with a good body shot.
Jack wants to slow Syren down by chopping away at his legs.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syren.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Syren circles away from the clinch attempt
and Syren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syren with a hook.

That has opened up Buhawi Jack's cut even more.
Jack takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jack is looking to chop away at Syren's legs.
Jack shoots and misses
and Syren counters with a nice uppercut.
Buhawi Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jack 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 Syren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Syren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jack misses with a left hand
and Syren counters with a straight right hand.
Syren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack is looking to clinch but Syren is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Syren.
Syren lands a slapping body shot.
Syren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jack looks gassed!
Syren lands a really nice looking cross but Jack seems unphased.

The cut above Buhawi Jack's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jack throws a sloppy body shot

and Syren counters with a crisp one two that drops Jack! Syren thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jack to his feet! Jack is in big trouble!

Jack is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syren scores with a shot to the body.
Syren jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jack is still on wobbly legs! Can Syren finish him?

Buhawi Jack's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Syren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jack seems to have recovered his senses.
Syren sizes up Jack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Buhawi Jack's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jussi Syren!
Jussi Syren is the new light heavyweight champion!