PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sailele Lealofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lealofi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mata Mata Me. Magnus Cross is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lealofi
vs
Cross

199 cm
25
255 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

224 cm
19
287 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sailele Lealofi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Magnus Cross!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cross drops his shoulder and cracks Lealofi with a huge uppercut! Lealofi goes down! Can Cross finish him?

It looks like Sailele Lealofi has been cut.
Lealofi is trying to keep Cross in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cross stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Lealofi has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Cross manages to get his head free but now Lealofi has transitioned to an armbar! Cross grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Lealofi! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sailele Lealofi!
After winning the bout, Sailele Lealofi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Magnus Cross stepped up to the mic, saying 'Its good fun sparring with these old guys,(they fight hard) but its always hard to get serious and smash them to a pulp when they wear hearing aids and pads in their tights.'.