PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raissa Fournier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mcarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Mcarthy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raissa Fournier's chin.

Fournier
vs
Mcarthy

197 cm
25
271 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
256 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raissa Fournier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Mcarthy!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcarthy looks to land a combination but Fournier avoids it well.

Fournier takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fournier.
Mcarthy is trying to force a seperation but Fournier has the dominant position.
Fournier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcarthy backwards.
Fournier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mcarthy is looking to break free of the clinch but Fournier has double underhooks.
Fournier lands with a light punch inside.
Fournier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Fournier as the two fighters clinch.
Fournier lands a nice shot to the body.
Fournier lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Fournier.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fournier lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fournier.
Mcarthy wants to break free but Fournier has control.
A short left from Fournier.
A body shot lands from Fournier.
Mcarthy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fournier scores with a shoulder strike.
Fournier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fournier avoiding damage.
Fournier has Mcarthy pressed against the cage, preventing Mcarthy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fournier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fournier lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fournier lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fournier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fournier is leaning against Mcarthy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mcarthy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fournier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fournier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mcarthy takes a shot to the head.
Fournier lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcarthy wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fournier lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Fournier as the two fighters clinch.
Fournier lands a body punch.
Mcarthy looks winded!
Fournier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcarthy backwards.
Fournier cracks Mcarthy with a nice body shot.
Fournier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fournier lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fournier.
Fournier lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Fournier.
Fournier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fournier lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Fournier scores with a nice short uppercut.

Mcarthy is rocked!
Fournier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mcarthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Fournier finish him?
Fournier creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mcarthy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mcarthy drops to his knees and Fournier pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raissa Fournier!
Raissa Fournier seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.