PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cezary Sojka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cezary Sojka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fionn MacCumhaill's chin.

MacCumhaill
vs
Sojka

225 cm
25
300 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Max Octane Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fionn MacCumhaill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cezary Sojka!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacCumhaill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sojka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacCumhaill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sojka wants to counter with a clinch but MacCumhaill pushes him away.
MacCumhaill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sojka.
MacCumhaill cracks Sojka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Cezary Sojka has been cut.
MacCumhaill lands a nice hook to Sojka's body. Sojka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacCumhaill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sojka circles away quickly and effectively.

Sojka darts in and clinches MacCumhaill up against the cage.

MacCumhaill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

MacCumhaill feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sojka sprawling to the canvas! Sojka rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can MacCumhaill finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacCumhaill misses with a series of wild punches.
MacCumhaill misses with a few strikes there.
MacCumhaill misses with a right hand
and Sojka counters with a nice uppercut.
MacCumhaill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacCumhaill misses with a hook
and Sojka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sojka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MacCumhaill scores with a one two! Sojka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That has opened up Cezary Sojka's cut even more.
MacCumhaill lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Sojka is looking to close the distance but MacCumhaill sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Sojka crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Sojka is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Fionn MacCumhaill!
Fionn MacCumhaill is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Fionn MacCumhaill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.