PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Eldorado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Eldorado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eldorado
vs
Slade

185 cm
24
200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
199 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Eldorado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Slade!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade misses with a right hand
and Eldorado counters with a straight right hand.
Eldorado swings for the body but Slade moves out of range.
Eldorado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Eldorado.
John Slade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eldorado throws a lazy right hand but Slade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slade lunges at Eldorado with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eldorado's hand.
Slade scores with a head kick. Eldorado tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Slade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eldorado on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slade staying out of range there.
Slade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eldorado on the side of the head.
Eldorado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eldorado connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldorado throws a series of punches but Slade moves out of range.
Slade misses with a body kick.
Slade slips under a jab from Eldorado.
Slade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slade throws a series of punches but Eldorado avoids them all with ease.
Eldorado misses with a double jab
and Slade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slade throws a head kick that Eldorado semi-blocks.

Eldorado is rocked!
Eldorado tries to get into range but Slade steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Eldorado! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Slade scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Slade!
John Slade was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.