PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeMarcus Cousins (ranked 2285 p4p, 97 weight class) and Raycon Figg (ranked 3259 p4p, 138 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Cousins
vs
Figg

211 cm
19
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
289 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeMarcus Cousins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raycon Figg!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cousins slips a straight right by Figg.
Figg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Figg wants to land a leg kick but Cousins is out of range.
Figg misses with a combination
and Cousins counters with a right hand to the body.
Cousins looks to score with a jab to the body but Figg is just out of range.
Figg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cousins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cousins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Figg's head.
Cousins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Figg looks winded!
Cousins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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

Figg is rocked!

It looks like Raycon Figg has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cousins Throws a clean left jab. Cousins Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Figg's chin! Figg crumbles to the ground and Cousins follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Cousins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). DeMarcus Cousins!
During a confident post fight interview, DeMarcus Cousins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.