PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Atomic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Atomic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Kiss to Build a Dream On . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Atomic
vs
Cage

198 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Atomic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Cage!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Atomic as Cage shoots in.
Cage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Atomic as he avoids it easily.
Atomic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cage shoots for a takedown but Atomic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tom Atomic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Cage.
Atomic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Atomic drops Cage with a right and a left! Atomic comes rushing in but Cage regains his composure and manages to keep Atomic in guard.

It looks like Joe Cage has been cut.
Cage looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atomic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Atomic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cage can't keep his opponent in guard - Atomic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Atomic is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cage trying to control but Atomic postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atomic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Atomic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Atomic working over Cage with some ground and pound. Cage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Atomic in particular looking to stall.
Atomic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Atomic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That has opened up Joe Cage's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atomic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cage on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

The cut above Joe Cage's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Cage's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Atomic!