PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Mike (ranked 1857 p4p, 169 weight class) and Joe Foreman (ranked 836 p4p, 85 weight class). Mike's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Til I Collapse. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mike
vs
Foreman

190 cm
29
280 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

190 cm
21
235 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Urban Fighter

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Foreman !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mike moves away from the strike by Foreman .
Mike misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mike throws a lazy right hand but Foreman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foreman moves away.
As Mike backs off Foreman throws a huge counter combo but Mike manages to avoid it all.
Good standup being displayed there by Mike as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Joe Foreman has been cut.
Mike slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Oooooh!!! Foreman has knocked Mike down with a huge combo! Foreman steps away and waves a wobbly Mike back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Big Mike has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mike.
Mike swings widly with a right hand
and Mike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mike throws a poor cross that misses
and Foreman counters with a left to the body.
Mike lunges at Foreman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Foreman 's hand.
Mike has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Mike throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mike loads up on a big right hand but Foreman slips the punch.
Mike throws a right and a left that Foreman avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mike. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Foreman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mike looks to land a right hand but Foreman moved out of range.
Foreman moves out of range as Mike strikes.
Big Mike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mike loads up on a big right hand but Foreman slips the punch.
Mike throws a shot from downtown. Foreman moves away and avoids it.
Mike throws a poor cross that misses
and Foreman counters with a stiff right hand.
Foreman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mike. Mike circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Foreman swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mike to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Joe Foreman 's cut even more.
A big right from Mike misses.
Foreman is looking for the big counter here.
Mike swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Foreman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Big Mike's cut is getting worse.
Some wild striking there from Mike.
Mike throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman connects with the punch.
Mike throws a right hand that misses
letting Foreman counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Foreman .
Mike throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foreman swings for the body but Mike moves out of range.
Mike misses the shot to the body.
Foreman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreman throws a shot to the body.
Mike is breathing heavily.
Mike misses with a left hand
enabling Foreman to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Foreman .
Mike misses with a left hand
and Foreman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Big Mike's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mike swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Foreman counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mike! Foreman lets Mike back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Mike is rocked!
Mike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Foreman counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Mike out cold! What a finish! Foreman 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 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Foreman !
The defeated Big Mike had this to say: 'Damn good fight, ready for the next!'.