PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerman Christ (ranked 5199 p4p, 5140 weight class) and Joey Faolin (ranked 595 p4p, 591 weight class). Faolin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain. Joey Faolin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Christ
vs
Faolin

195 cm
19
205
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerman 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, Joey Faolin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Christ stuns Faolin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christ throws a shot from downtown. Faolin moves away and avoids it.
Christ throws a series of strikes that have Faolin backpedaling.
Christ slips a jab from Faolin.
Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Faolin.

Faolin takes the fight into the clinch.

Christ manages to break the clinch.
Christ has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Jerman Christ has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faolin throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faolin throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
Christ scores with a one two! Faolin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Faolin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faolin throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Faolin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Faolin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Christ pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Christ.
Faolin leaves his chin hanging out and Christ seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Faolin crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerman Christ!
Jerman Christ decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.