PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamsir Kassoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Televing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kassoui
vs
Televing

221 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tamsir Kassoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Televing!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Televing doesn't manage to clinch there - Kassoui circles away.
Televing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Televing tries to close the distance and clinch but Kassoui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Televing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Televing.
Televing stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Televing lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Televing.
Kassoui is trying to push Televing away but Televing has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Televing.
Televing lands a left hand.

Kassoui pulls guard.
Kassoui really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kassoui is trying to control the position but Televing postures up.
Kassoui has a closed guard, preventing Televing from standing up.
Kassoui is trying to keep Televing in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Televing has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kassoui is proving hard to escape from.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tamsir Kassoui wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kassoui will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kassoui goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kassoui is breathing heavily.

Televing gets a clinch.
Televing lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Televing.
Televing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Televing.

Kassoui is rocked!
Televing softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Kassoui is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Televing creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kassoui's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kassoui drops to his knees and Televing pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Televing!
Christian Televing bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.