PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taalain Laama (ranked 6445 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Wright (ranked 7739 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright has chosen Warped Mind as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Taalain Laama has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Taalain Laama seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Laama
vs
Wright

200 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 St Petersburg, Taalain Laama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Wright!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laama circles away quickly and effectively.
Laama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wright. Wright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt

and Laama counters with a crisp one two that drops Wright! Laama thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wright to his feet! Wright is in big trouble!

Wright is rocked!
Laama stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Laama finish him?
Wright shoots in and drives through. Laama sprawls well.
Laama cracks Wright with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taalain Laama!
The defeated Alex Wright had this to say: 'When I sign a contract, I really want to give 180%. And if I can't give that, it's just not fair to the promotion and it's not fair to the fans and it's not fair to myself'.