PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myron Klewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klewis comes to the cage accompanied by Black. Giovanni Rocket has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Klewis
vs
Rocket

213 cm
33
275 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

197 cm
33
242 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Myron Klewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovanni Rocket!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klewis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rocket fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Klewis misses with a takedown

and Rocket counters with a head kick that drops Klewis to the mat! Klewis scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Klewis is rocked!
Klewis fails with a takedown attempt.
Klewis walks into a jab.
Rocket is looking to slow Klewis down with leg kicks.
Rocket stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Klewis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klewis shoots in for a takedown but Rocket shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Klewis seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myron Klewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Rocket tenderised Klewis's leg. Klewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Rocket.
Nice body punch from Rocket.
Rocket dips to his left and cracks Klewis with an uppercut!
Rocket feints and then cracks Klewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klewis down.
Klewis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rocket's waist but Rocket gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klewis off to one side.
Rocket feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klewis's calf.

Rocket drops Klewis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Klewis looks back up at him and smiles so Rocket waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Giovanni Rocket is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocket lands with a kick to the ribs.
Klewis gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Rocket gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Klewis is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Rocket!
Giovanni Rocket is the new heavyweight champion!
In defeat, Myron Klewis stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't know what to say.'.