PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riessig Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade's entrance music is Conan The Destroyer. A fine choice. James has chosen Texas Get Up By Downsiid as his entrance music. Will James is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Slade
vs
James

182 cm
21
207 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Dark Storm Performance

Firebird Designs

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riessig Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will James!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade connects with a single shot there.
James looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Slade cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
James tries for a takedown but Slade sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Slade.
Slade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slade scores with a jab to the body.
Slade lands an overhand right.
James shoots in and drives through. Slade sprawls well.
Slade jabs at James's body.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slade sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slade.
James looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Riessig Slade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will James.
Slade scores with a punch to the head.
Slade is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A lazy left from Slade finds it's target.
Slade throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
James throws a right and a left that Slade avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
Slade scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
Slade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Slade, looking for a takedown. James pushes Slade against the cage but Slade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slade lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slade cracks James with an open hand slap.

James is rocked!
James is looking to clinch but Slade is avoiding it.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Slade finish him?
Slade connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Slade finds it's way through James's defenses.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slade's waist but Slade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
James should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
James tries to land a body kick
letting Slade counter with a right hand.
Slade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
James walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slade closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops James! Slade dives in looking to finish! James is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riessig Slade!