PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Souness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cro Cop comes to the cage accompanied by My Immortal . Graeme Souness has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cro Cop
vs
Souness

185 cm
27
205 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

188 cm
21
213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graeme Souness!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souness fails to land with a series of punches.
Souness looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Graeme Souness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souness scores with the left hand. Cro Cop knows he should have avoided that one.
Souness throws a body punch but Cro Cop moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Souness.

Cro Cop fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Souness sprawls well initially but Cro Cop persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cro Cop tries to pass to full mount but Souness defends it.
Souness tries to kick Cro Cop off but Cro Cop keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Cro Cop has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Souness defend it? Cro Cop steps over the head and cranks it - Souness is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cro Cop!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mirko Cro Cop!