PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kampatimar Shankariya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reem might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BAMF! - Bring back the pit. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Reem
vs
Shankariya

211 cm
28
294 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

210 cm
21
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
Urban Fighter

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kampatimar Shankariya!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankariya scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Ali Reem has been cut.
Shankariya connects with a looping right hand.
Reem tries to clinch but Shankariya moves out of range.
Shankariya throws out a counter right but Reem avoids it with no problem.
Shankariya has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Reem is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Reem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shankariya.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reem.
A slow jab from Shankariya misses its intended target.
Reem fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shankariya! But no joy.
Reem dodges the punch combination from Shankariya.
It looked like Reem wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankariya misses with a looping left.

Shankariya feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Reem sprawling to the canvas! Reem rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Shankariya finish him?!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankariya shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Reem takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Shankariya sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Reem bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kampatimar Shankariya!
Our winner, Kampatimar Shankariya, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ali Reem spoke after the fight, saying 'How can I lose against this guy twice? I have to change my gym and camp..'.