PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Minasian (ranked 1576 p4p, 244 weight class) and Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 4075 p4p, 537 weight class). Minasian comes into the arena with Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh blaring out of the sound system. Sturridge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 0 Eight - By: Sap. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Minasian
vs
Sturridge

189 cm
23
208 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Minasian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Minasian. Beautiful body shot.
Sturridge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minasian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Isaiah Sturridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturridge throws an overhand right that lands on Minasian's shoulder, as Minasian tries to avoid the shot.
Minasian throwing a counter right hand but Sturridge manages to avoid it.
Sturridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sturridge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Minasian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
Sturridge misses with a straight right.
Sturridge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minasian stuns Sturridge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sturridge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sturridge ducks right into an uppercut from Minasian.
The fighters circle, before Minasian throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Sturridge's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Minasian lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Alex Minasian!
A relieved looking Alex Minasian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.