PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Sulphur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amirezza Pourramenazanali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pourramenazanali has chosen Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!! as his entrance music. Amirezza Pourramenazanali has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lorenzo Sulphur's chin.

Sulphur
vs
Pourramenazanali

192 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
187 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Sulphur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pourramenazanali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Pourramenazanali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sulphur stalks Pourramenazanali and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pourramenazanali's face. Pourramenazanali staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Amirezza Pourramenazanali has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sulphur.
Sulphur is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pourramenazanali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pourramenazanali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sulphur tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pourramenazanali swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Sulphur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pourramenazanali misses with a series of wild punches.
Pourramenazanali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Pourramenazanali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sulphur fails with a takedown attempt.
Pourramenazanali misses with a wild combination.

Sulphur shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sulphur showed some decent athleticism there.
Sulphur will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sulphur passes to side control.
Sulphur working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Sulphur is looking to take a break and control but Pourramenazanali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sulphur grinds an elbow into Pourramenazanali's temple.
Pourramenazanali is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sulphur is chipping away with strikes.
Sulphur works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Sulphur's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Pourramenazanali is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pourramenazanali is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sulphur connects with a decent elbow.
Pourramenazanali is still in real trouble! Can Sulphur finish him?
Sulphur in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Pourramenazanali looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sulphur turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Sulphur!
Lorenzo Sulphur retains his middleweight title!
Lorenzo Sulphur thanked the fans post fight for their support.