PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Christ (ranked 4056 p4p, 5860 weight class) and Bruno Fortuna (ranked 540 p4p, 642 weight class). James Christ has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Christ
vs
Fortuna

185 cm
19
185
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
198
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Fortuna!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortuna misses with a lunging right hand
and Christ counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Christ tests Fortuna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fortuna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christ misses with a wild body shot.
Fortuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
Fortuna avoids the body shot from Christ.
Christ misses with a two punch combination.
Fortuna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Christ throws a shot from downtown. Fortuna moves away and avoids it.
Fortuna lands with an uppercut that bounces Christ off the cage and back into range.
Christ takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fortuna lands with a straight right. Christ didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ misses with a shot to the body
and Fortuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fortuna wants to clinch up but Christ keeps it at a distance.
Christ bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Fortuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortuna cracks Christ with a right hand to the side of the head.

Christ is rocked!
Christ throws a hook but Fortuna blocks it.
Oh Christ is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fortuna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Fortuna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Fortuna's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
BOOM! Fortuna lands a beautiful left hook that drops Christ. Christ tries to recover but Fortuna is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Christ lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Fortuna!
In his post fight interview, Bruno Fortuna started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.