PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Pucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soze comes to the cage accompanied by Outside - To Forgive but not Forget . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Soze
vs
Pucci

190 cm
27
240 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

195 cm
23
272 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Pucci!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pucci swinging wildly here.
Pucci slips under a jab from Soze.

Soze looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Soze throwing shots but Pucci is blocking nicely.
Soze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soze is controlling the pace.
Soze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Soze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze wants to take a breather but Pucci is having none of it.
Pucci is trying to stand.
Soze throwing shots but Pucci is blocking nicely.
Soze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Soze is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pucci is just riding it out for now. Soze eventually gives up the hold.
Soze not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Soze working the head and body with strikes.
Pucci keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pucci is refusing to be controlled, as Soze sits in half guard.
Soze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soze uses his free foot to push down on Pucci's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pucci.
Pucci really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Soze cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Soze lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Soze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pucci is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Soze throws some wild stikes that Pucci manages to avoid easily.
Pucci wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Soze landing strikes, looking to finish!

It looks like Hugh Pucci has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soze scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pucci?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soze lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pucci wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Soze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pucci in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pucci looks winded!
Soze with a couple of short strikes.
Soze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soze breaks from Pucci's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soze has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pucci's face.
Soze with a couple of short strikes.

Pucci is rocked!

That has opened up Hugh Pucci's cut even more.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Soze! Pucci is hurt baaadly! Soze is firing away with more strikes - Pucci is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Soze!