PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherman McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Kasongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Kasongo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McCullough
vs
Kasongo

184 cm
26
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
179 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sherman McCullough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Kasongo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasongo just misses with a punch to the body.
McCullough will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasongo takes one to the chin there.
Kasongo walks into a stiff left hand from McCullough.
McCullough ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCullough throws a sloppy head kick and Kasongo moves out of range easily.
Kasongo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kasongo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCullough with a body shot.
McCullough throws out a loose jab but Kasongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasongo throws a body punch but McCullough moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullough misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasongo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCullough.
McCullough stuns Kasongo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kasongo blocks the leg kick.
McCullough avoids the body shot from Kasongo.
Kasongo takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Kasongo is rocked!
McCullough lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Kasongo head around and knocks him out cold! McCullough hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sherman McCullough!