PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Major Payne (ranked 1502 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aliev Saur (ranked 4426 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Payne
vs
Saur

180 cm
26
193 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

169 cm
26
196 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Major Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aliev Saur!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saur takes one on the button.
Payne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Saur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Payne throws a lazy right hand but Saur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payne scores with a jab to the body.

Nice combo by Payne! Oh, that's hurt him - Saur falls to the canvas and Payne follows him into side control.

Saur is rocked!

It looks like Aliev Saur has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big shot lands for Payne! That's hurt Saur! Will he recover? Payne fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Major Payne!
An out of breath Major Payne thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.