PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu has chosen Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Riley
vs
Tasapaksu

190 cm
29
265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

195 cm
29
275 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Riley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatti Tasapaksu!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Tasapaksu.

It looks like Duke Riley has been cut.
Tasapaksu misses with a leg kick.
Tasapaksu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Tasapaksu closes the distance and clinches.
Riley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riley being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Riley has had enough of the clinch but Tasapaksu keeps him there for the moment.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow that stopped Riley in his tracks for a moment.
Riley working hard to break the clinch.
Riley tries to break the clinch but Tasapaksu is controlling the position.

Tasapaksu drops Riley with a big knee straight up the middle! Riley is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Duke Riley's cut is getting worse.
Tasapaksu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Riley checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu slips under a jab from Riley.
Riley throws a right hand that misses
and Tasapaksu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Riley scores with a jab.
Tasapaksu cracks Riley with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tasapaksu! Riley is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatti Tasapaksu!
Tatti Tasapaksu is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Tatti Tasapaksu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.