PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rene Redzepi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Redzepi
vs
Tsuruta

192 cm
19
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rene Redzepi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redzepi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Tsuruta. Beautiful body shot.

Tsuruta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Redzepi dodges the ground and pound from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta trying to control the action but Redzepi is working from the bottom.
Redzepi can't do much from the bottom here.
Redzepi is trying to escape the position but Tsuruta is controlling the position.
Tsuruta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Check out the look on Tsuruta's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tsuruta cracks Redzepi with a big elbow.
Redzepi tries to bench press Tsuruta off him but Tsuruta keeps the position.
Redzepi defending against the ground and pound.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Redzepi to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Check out the look on Tsuruta's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tsuruta lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redzepi is trying to improve his position.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Redzepi to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta is putting a hurting on Redzepi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tsuruta cracks Redzepi with a big elbow.

Redzepi is rocked!
A big shot lands for Tsuruta! That's hurt Redzepi! Will he recover? Tsuruta fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomomi Tsuruta!