PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joel Laston will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

John
vs
Laston

195 cm
25
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

Urban Fighter

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joel Laston!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Laston instigates a clinch.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Laston gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
John blocking some punches.
John lands a left hand.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Laston.
Laston is working John over against the cage.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Laston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
John lands with a left to the head.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
Laston blocks a body shot from John.
John stalling against the cage.
Laston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laston misses with a hook to the ribs.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Laston controls his hands.
Laston prevents a body shot from John.
John throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Laston - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John looking to stall.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, John scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John is breathing heavily.
Laston misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laston.

It looks like Big John has been cut.
John can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Laston.
A shot in the inside from Laston.
Laston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
A short left from Laston.
Laston has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Laston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laston works on John's body with a couple of short punches.
Laston lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Laston misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Laston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laston lands a left hand.
Laston lands with a short shot to the head.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

John is rocked!
Laston lands a body punch.
Laston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Laston.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laston lands a nice shot to the body.
John seems to have got his legs back now.
Laston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Big John's cut is getting worse.
Laston can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John can't break the clinch.
Laston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down John.
Laston lands a big right hand that drops John! The killer instinct kicks in and Laston finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Laston!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Laston!
Joel Laston was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.