PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Putin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to .... Joe Kid has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin's chin.

Vladimirovich Putin
vs
Kid

225 cm
30
316 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

160 cm
26
175 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Kid!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid misses with a takedown

and Putin counters with a head kick that drops Kid to the mat! Kid scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kid fails with the takedown
and Putin counters with a right hand to the body.
Kid fails with the takedown

and Putin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Kid.
Putin passes Kid's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kid is looking to escape.
Kid looks winded!
Putin drops an elbow to the side of Kid's head.
Putin is taking a breather. Kid says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Putin working the head and body with strikes.
Putin trying to control the pace.
Putin works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin prevents Kid from escaping the position.
Putin taking a breather here.
Putin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kid for as long as he can get away with.
Putin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Putin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Putin jabs Kid right on the nose. Kid blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid has his takedown stuffed
and Putin counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin!
A relieved looking Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.