PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quirinus Rai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quirinus Rai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williamson
vs
Rai

207 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quirinus Rai!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Williamson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rai stalling.
Rai working Williamson over with strikes.
Rai winds up and cracks Williamson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Rai is working for a submission of some sort.
Rai drops an elbow to the side of Williamson's head.
Rai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williamson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Williamson is rocked!

Williamson looking for submissions off his back.
Oh Williamson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williamson manages to get to full guard.
Rai gets to his feet and stands over Williamson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Williamson felt that one! Rai unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Williamson from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quirinus Rai!