PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 2710 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackjan Tio (ranked 15043 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

MacCumhaill
vs
Tio

225 cm
32
300 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

219 cm
39
292 lbs
19 - 24 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple 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 20 - 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 19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackjan Tio!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

MacCumhaill drops Tio with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tio 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.

It looks like Jackjan Tio has been cut.
MacCumhaill misses with a combination

and Tio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacCumhaill is keeping the position for now.
Tio is fighting to break MacCumhaill's control of his arms but MacCumhaill is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tio trying to control the position from guard on top but MacCumhaill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacCumhaill wants to stand and escape but Tio is having none of it.
Tio is stalling in the full guard.
Tio trying to control but MacCumhaill is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacCumhaill throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacCumhaill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tio drops down looking to force a counter takedown but MacCumhaill defends it well.

MacCumhaill darts in and clinches Tio up against the cage.

MacCumhaill breaks from the clinch.
MacCumhaill cracks Tio with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tio falls to his knees and MacCumhaill doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.