PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omir Stalingrad (ranked 2226 p4p, 1106 weight class) and Hurricane Defoe (ranked 301 p4p, 157 weight class). Hurricane Defoe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Stalingrad
vs
Defoe

186 cm
29
216
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
214
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omir Stalingrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hurricane Defoe!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalingrad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stalingrad misses with a body shot
and Defoe counters with a nice uppercut.
Stalingrad looks to land a left hand but Defoe moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Defoe! But no joy.
Omir Stalingrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Defoe scores with a decent looking hook.
Defoe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stalingrad at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Defoe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stalingrad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Defoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Omir Stalingrad has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Stalingrad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Defoe lands with a nice body punch.
Stalingrad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stalingrad.
A countering left hand to the body from Defoe misses.
Stalingrad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
Stalingrad throws a head kick but Defoe moves out of range.
Defoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stalingrad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Defoe.
Defoe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Defoe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stalingrad lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Stalingrad misses the target.
Defoe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stalingrad if he has to take too many more of those.
Stalingrad misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Stalingrad.
Stalingrad tries to clinch but Defoe moves away
and Defoe counters with a stiff right hand.
Stalingrad throws a body kick that misses

and Defoe counters with a nice right hand that sends Stalingrad toppling to the canvas! Stalingrad scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Defoe finish him?!

Stalingrad is rocked!
Stalingrad is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalingrad wants to clinch up but Defoe keeps it at a distance.

Defoe cracks Stalingrad with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stalingrad looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Defoe finish him?
Oh Stalingrad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Defoe circles away from the clinch attempt

and Defoe counters with a nice right hand that sends Stalingrad toppling to the canvas! Stalingrad scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Defoe finish him?!
Defoe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stalingrad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Stalingrad walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Stalingrad limp body while Defoe jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hurricane Defoe!
Hurricane Defoe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Omir Stalingrad had this to say: 'This is tough thing for me. One thing you should know... It is you my friend, I will be back for. Remember my words.'.