PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Textmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power has chosen X gonna give it to ya - DMX as his entrance music. Justin Textmark could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Power's chin.

Textmark
vs
Power

182 cm
27
222 lbs
15 - 15 - 1

190 cm
26
206 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Justin Textmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Textmark slaps away a takedown attempt from Power, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Textmark shoots in but no luck this time.
Power misses with a body shot.
Power has a takedown stuffed.
Power misses with a kick to the body.
Power doesn't manage to clinch there - Textmark circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Textmark.
Textmark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Power.

It looks like Justin Textmark has been cut.

Power closes the distance and clinches.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Textmark has him pressed against the cage.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Textmark backwards.
Textmark blocking some punches.
Textmark prevents a takedown attempt there.
Justin Textmark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Power.
Textmark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Power gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Textmark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Textmark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Textmark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Textmark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Textmark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Power counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Textmark falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Power!