PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 4061 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joon BigMan (ranked 14095 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

MacCumhaill
vs
BigMan

225 cm
31
300 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

219 cm
36
289 lbs
9 - 29 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fionn MacCumhaill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 29 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joon BigMan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacCumhaill clobbers BigMan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some wild striking there from MacCumhaill.

BigMan gets a clinch.

MacCumhaill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacCumhaill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and BigMan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
MacCumhaill controls BigMan momentarily but BigMan frees himself.
BigMan looking to sit in guard and control but MacCumhaill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

BigMan looking to control.
BigMan being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MacCumhaill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MacCumhaill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
MacCumhaill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
MacCumhaill content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacCumhaill wants to stand but BigMan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
MacCumhaill advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
MacCumhaill is stalling here. BigMan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! MacCumhaill seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and BigMan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

BigMan decides to stand back up.
MacCumhaill digs a good body shot into BigMan's ribs.
MacCumhaill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Joon BigMan has been cut.

MacCumhaill drops BigMan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but BigMan looks back up at him and smiles so MacCumhaill waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

BigMan is rocked!
MacCumhaill lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks BigMan out cold! BigMan is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fionn MacCumhaill!
Our winner, Fionn MacCumhaill, 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.