PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dionysus Zephyros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGarrity
vs
Zephyros

176 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam McGarrity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dionysus Zephyros!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zephyros sizes up McGarrity with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zephyros has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McGarrity is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McGarrity takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zephyros throws the left hand but McGarrity avoids the punch easily.
Zephyros throws the left hand but McGarrity avoids the punch easily.
McGarrity throws a head kick that misses.
Zephyros chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGarrity moves forwards but Zephyros connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGarrity throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zephyros's waist but Zephyros gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGarrity off to one side.
McGarrity takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGarrity with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zephyros counters with a nice uppercut.

Zephyros cracks McGarrity with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McGarrity looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Zephyros finish him?

McGarrity is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarrity ducks into an uppercut from Zephyros and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dionysus Zephyros!