PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haluk Sevim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Just (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Just has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Haluk Sevim's chin.

Sevim
vs
Just

173 cm
25
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haluk Sevim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Just!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevim is looking to clinch.
Sevim looks to land a body kick but Just moved away.
Sevim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Just.
Just changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sevim tries to avoid it but Just manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sevim to the ground. Sevim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Just fails with a takedown attempt.
Sevim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Just fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haluk Sevim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Just.
Just shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sevim eats them both and turns towards Just to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Haluk Sevim has been cut.
Just fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sevim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Just shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Just avoids a kick to the body.
Just misses with a combination

and Sevim counters with a head kick that drops Just to the mat! Just scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Just is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sevim misses with the combination.
Just is still on wobbly legs! Can Sevim finish him?
Sevim tries to bum rush Just with a series of wild strikes but Just uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sevim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Just moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sevim misses with a double jab.
Sevim lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haluk Sevim!
After winning the bout, Haluk Sevim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.