PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Borodin (ranked 6162 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Low (ranked 3676 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Low has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Borodin
vs
Low

183 cm
25
230 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vasiliy Borodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Low!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Low throws the kick towards the body but Borodin avoids it.
Borodin throws a big counter combination but Low scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Borodin has closed the distance and engaged Low in a clinch.
Borodin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Low tries to land knees in the clinch but Borodin avoids the damage to the body.
Borodin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Low breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Low has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Borodin.
Borodin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Borodin!
Low will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Borodin moves into the clinch.
Low dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Low with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Vasiliy Borodin has been cut.
Borodin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Borodin misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Low.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Borodin manages to break the clinch.
Borodin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Low pivots, looking for a leg kick but Borodin is out of range and Low settles back down.

Borodin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Borodin taking a breather.
Low lands a big knee! That's hurt Borodin! Oh, he's all over the place! Low lands another knee that sends Borodin to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Low!
A victorious Joe Low thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.