PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Komodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pita Liva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Komodo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Komodo
vs
Liva

195 cm
25
265 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

199 cm
24
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Komodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pita Liva!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liva misses with an uppercut. Komodo saw that one coming.
Liva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Liva moves into the clinch.
Liva dodges an elbow strike from Komodo.
Komodo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Komodo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liva is leaning against Komodo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Komodo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Liva scores with a shoulder strike.
Komodo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Liva.

Liva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Komodo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Komodo is breathing heavily.
Liva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Liva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Joe Komodo has been cut.
Komodo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Liva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Komodo, pushing him back against the cage.
Liva blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Liva.
A nice left hand lands by Liva.
Liva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Komodo backwards.
Liva misses with a body punch.
Liva misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Liva - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liva.
Liva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Komodo backwards.
Liva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Liva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liva lands with a right to the head.
Liva scores with a shoulder strike.
Liva scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liva lands an uppercut.

Komodo is rocked!
Liva creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Komodo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Komodo drops to his knees and Liva pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pita Liva!