PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nickolas Haley (ranked 4668 p4p, 3019 weight class) and Xavierntreal Couture (ranked 199 p4p, 160 weight class). Nickolas Haley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Haley
vs
Couture

225 cm
26
300
3 - 4 - 0

211 cm
26
300
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nickolas Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xavierntreal Couture!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haley misses the jab.
Haley scores with a nice right hand.
Couture looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Couture scores with a hook.

It looks like Nickolas Haley has been cut.
Couture misses with an uppercut.
Haley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Couture drops Haley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Haley looks back up at him and smiles so Couture waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Haley is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture misses with a straight right.
Oh Haley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haley throws a big shot that misses.
Haley seems to have got his legs back now.
Haley slips a jab from Couture.
It looked like Haley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Haley moved out of range nicely.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haley.
Haley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xavierntreal Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Couture misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Couture misses with a lunging right hand
and Haley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haley ducks under a wild hook from Couture.

Couture sends Haley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Couture is motioning to the referee to let Haley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Couture cracks Haley with a left hook right on the temple and Haley goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Couture lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Haley is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xavierntreal Couture!