PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Puma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreman comes into the arena with Impaled Nazarene - "Armageddon Death Squad" blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Foreman
vs
Puma

191 cm
20
222 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
258 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Puma!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Foreman does no damage.
Foreman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foreman jabs Puma right on the nose. Puma blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Johnny Puma has been cut.
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
Foreman misses with a few strikes there.
Puma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foreman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puma dips to his left and cracks Foreman with an uppercut!
Foreman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foreman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foreman lands with a good body shot.
Foreman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puma. Puma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Foreman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foreman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Puma finds it's way round the side to connect with Foreman's head.
Foreman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puma's corner calls for a 1-2. Puma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Foreman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foreman lands a right hook to the body.
Foreman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foreman looks to land a left hand but Puma moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Foreman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foreman loads up on a big right hand but Puma slips the punch.
Puma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Foreman loads up on a big right hand but Puma slips the punch.
Puma dodges the punch combination from Foreman.
Foreman loads up on a big right hand but Puma slips the punch.
Foreman throws a nice looking combination but Puma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puma dodges the punch combination from Foreman.
Puma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foreman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Foreman cracks Puma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Puma.
George Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Foreman.
Foreman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foreman throws a jab when Puma was well out of range.
Puma dodges the punch combination from Foreman.
The fighters circling - Foreman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foreman throws a hook but Puma avoids it easily.
Foreman throws an overhand right that lands on Puma's shoulder, as Puma tries to avoid the shot.
Foreman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foreman misses with a body shot
and Puma counters with a right hand to the body.
Puma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foreman falls off balance throwing a combination

and Puma moves into the clinch.
Foreman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foreman tries to break the clinch but Puma is controlling the position.
Puma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Puma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foreman throws a series of strikes that have Puma backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a double jab
and Puma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puma throws a right and a left that Foreman avoids nicely.
Puma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Foreman rather than just go for the knockout.
Foreman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Puma counters with a straight right hand.
Foreman misses with a shot to the body
and Puma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Puma takes a swing at Foreman's ribcage but misses.
Foreman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foreman connects with a crisp jab.
Foreman throws a combination that misses
and Puma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foreman throws a combination that misses
and Puma counters with a left and a right that stings Foreman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puma works Foreman's body with a nice hook.
Puma works Foreman's body with a nice hook.
Puma misses with a wild combination.
Foreman misses with a hook.
Foreman falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Puma counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puma with a jab.
Puma lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foreman backs up against the cage.
Puma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Foreman walks into a left hand.
Foreman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Puma counters with a crisp right hand that drops Foreman! Puma lets Foreman back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Foreman is rocked!
Foreman drops his hands momentarily. Puma doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Foreman staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Foreman doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Puma!