PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reza Shah Pahlavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Temper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Shah Pahlavi
vs
Temper

196 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reza Shah Pahlavi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiny Temper!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pahlavi.
Temper with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Temper.
Pahlavi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Temper.
Temper throws a front kick aimed at Pahlavi's knee but Pahlavi avoids it well.
Pahlavi misses with a straight right.
Pahlavi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Temper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Temper thuds a left hand into Pahlavi's body.
Pahlavi throws a body shot but no joy.
Temper throws a hook to the side of Pahlavi's head but Pahlavi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pahlavi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Temper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pahlavi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pahlavi is looking to counter punch.
Temper misses the jab.
Temper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pahlavi under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temper moves away from the strike by Pahlavi.
Temper misses with a head kick.
Pahlavi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pahlavi checks a low kick from Temper.
Pahlavi throws a big counter combination but Temper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Temper.

Pahlavi instigates a clinch.

Temper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Temper swings widly with a right hand
and Pahlavi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Temper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Temper is looking to land body kicks.
Temper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Temper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pahlavi. That did some damage!
Temper throws a right hand that misses
and Pahlavi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Temper throws a sloppy head kick and Pahlavi moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pahlavi.
Temper misses with a hook
and Pahlavi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Temper thinking.
Temper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pahlavi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pahlavi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pahlavi throws a looping overhand right but Temper ducks down to avoid it.
Temper lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Reza Shah Pahlavi has been cut.
Pahlavi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Temper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Temper looks to land a right hand but Pahlavi moved out of range.
Pahlavi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pahlavi ducks under a wild hook from Temper.
Nice body kick from Temper.
A big left from Temper misses.
Pahlavi blocks the body kick.
Temper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Temper.
Temper misses with an uppercut.
Temper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pahlavi under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Temper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pahlavi dips to his left and cracks Temper with an uppercut!
Pahlavi connects with a body shot.
Temper misses with a leg kick.
Pahlavi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot by Temper.
Pahlavi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Temper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Temper misses.
Pahlavi throws a big counter combination but Temper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pahlavi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pahlavi moves out of range of the strikes.
Temper throws a leg kick
and Pahlavi counters with a series of strikes. Temper will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pahlavi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pahlavi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pahlavi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Temper lands with an overhand left.
Pahlavi avoids the body shot from Temper.
A cross from Temper lands.
Temper misses with an attempted mid kick.

Temper cracks Pahlavi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Temper has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pahlavi to stand back up!

Pahlavi is rocked!
Pahlavi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Temper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Temper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pahlavi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Temper counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Pahlavi out cold! What a finish! Temper is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiny Temper!