PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Bhullar (ranked 3877 p4p, 3133 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 436 p4p, 365 weight class). Jesus Christ will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bhullar
vs
Christ

178 cm
20
280
3 - 3 - 0

197 cm
20
259
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 Rio de Janeiro, Martin Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Christ.
Bhullar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bhullar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Christ buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Christ!
Bhullar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bhullar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christ's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Christ duly obliges.

It looks like Martin Bhullar has been cut.
Bhullar walks into a straight right hand from Christ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ cracks Bhullar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Christ scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is looking to slow Bhullar down with leg kicks.
Christ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christ connects with a jab.
Christ connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Christ.
A solid body kick from Christ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ scores with a decent looking hook.
Christ has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Christ.
Christ has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bhullar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Bhullar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A left lands for Christ.
Christ looks to land a combination. Bhullar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ cracks Bhullar with a good jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bhullar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Christ - the referee stops the clock and Bhullar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Christ. Bhullar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bhullar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christ to score with a decent uppercut.
Christ smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bhullar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Christ throws a head kick that Bhullar semi-blocks.
Christ scoring well with a low kick there.
Christ scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing.
Christ throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bhullar on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Bhullar moves out of range easily.
Bhullar throws a big counter combination but Christ scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice cross by Christ.
Bhullar walks into a straight right hand from Christ.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Christ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Bhullar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Christ scores with a jab. Bhullar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christ pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bhullar back to the cage. Christ follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bhullar was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
Christ scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jesus Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Christ.
Christ bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bhullar's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Bhullar's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Christ dives in looking to finish as Bhullar flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Christ's strikes! Christ is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Bhullar's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Bhullar was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Christ!