PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Hippo (ranked 1187 p4p, 2456 weight class) and Abdulrashid Sadulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 293 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hippo
vs
Sadulaev

185 cm
27
265
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
240
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Hippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdulrashid Sadulaev!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sadulaev manages to avoid it.
Sadulaev with the counter takedown but Hippo avoids it easily.
Hippo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hippo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sadulaev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sadulaev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hippo is fending him off so far but Sadulaev persists. Nope, Hippo circles away and we're back to standing.
Hippo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sadulaev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Hippo lands a big uppercut and Sadulaev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sadulaev looks OK. Hippo waves Sadulaev back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hippo lands a nice hook to Sadulaev's body. Sadulaev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sadulaev looks winded!
Hippo cracks Sadulaev with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sadulaev tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hippo pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sadulaev is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Hippo!
King Hippo thanked the fans post fight for their support.