|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and INERTE BASURA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mercury might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy. Eddie Mercury could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to INERTE BASURA's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
22
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
195 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, INERTE BASURA!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
BASURA tries to get to full guard but Mercury has control of the leg.
BASURA is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
BASURA tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mercury prevents BASURA from improving his position.
BASURA taking some punishment here, with Mercury in his half guard.
BASURA pushes Mercury off looking to stand but Mercury dives back in and keeps control.
Mercury prevents BASURA from improving his position.
BASURA is not content to let Mercury control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mercury scores with a nice right hand.
BASURA swats away the attempt to clinch by Mercury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BASURA shoots in but no luck this time.
Mercury takes the fight into the clinch.
BASURA is looking to control Mercury's arms but Mercury gets an underhook and turns him. Now BASURA has his back to the cage.
Mercury jumps guard and drags BASURA to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mercury lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for BASURA!
Mercury is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BASURA in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BASURA throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mercury. What's that going to do exactly?
Mercury punishing his opponent with strikes.
BASURA is rocked!
It looks like INERTE BASURA has been cut.
Mercury takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BASURA is still in real trouble! Can Mercury finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BASURA seems to have recovered his senses.
BASURA is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BASURA taking shots to 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!
Mercury content just to control the position here.
BASURA is desperately trying to improve his position but Mercury has a good base and remains in mount.
BASURA looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury unloading with bombs!
The referee warns BASURA that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mercury lands a nice shot to the head.
BASURA can't escape the position.
Mercury controlling the position easily from mount.
Mercury working BASURA over with strikes here.
Mercury scoring with strikes but BASURA is staying in there.
Mercury with shots to the head and body - BASURA looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mercury is landing with some decent strikes but BASURA is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Mercury prevents BASURA from getting the reversal.
Mercury has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BASURA tries to lock up and control but Mercury gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BASURA is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mercury lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mercury cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mercury unloading with bombs!
Mercury has hold of BASURA's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and BASURA manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mercury tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercury landing strikes from the mount and BASURA is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Mercury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on INERTE BASURA's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
BASURA slips under a jab.
Mercury cracks BASURA with an uppercut from hell and BASURA crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Mercury's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Mercury has gone for a leg lock! BASURA slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mercury's guard.
BASURA is in close to Mercury's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mercury is looking to sweep but instead, BASURA has passed into half guard.
BASURA seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mercury manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mercury lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for BASURA!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercury looking to finish BASURA with some ground and pound. This is bad for BASURA!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mercury looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mercury sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mercury landing strikes from the mount.
Mercury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that BASURA can do to turn this around?
BASURA is trying to stand.
BASURA takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mercury with the ground and pound from mount.
Mercury lands with some vicious ground and pound - can BASURA hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mercury lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mercury cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mercury is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. BASURA can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mercury postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. BASURA looks a forlorn figure.
BASURA sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mercury lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Mercury there.
Mercury trying to pass the guard but BASURA defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mercury.
BASURA looks like he's trying to stand up.
BASURA is trying to maintain the position but Mercury is very close to passing his half guard.
Mercury uses his free foot to push down on BASURA's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for BASURA.
BASURA is trying desperately to improve position.
Mercury in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BASURA is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mercury sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BASURA flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
BASURA is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mercury working BASURA over with strikes here.
BASURA wants to control but Mercury is having none of it.
Mercury with a couple of short strikes.
BASURA is trying to escape the mount.
BASURA tries to hold on but Mercury pushes him away.
Mercury with shots to the head and body - BASURA looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mercury unloading with bombs!
Mercury connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Mercury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on INERTE BASURA's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mercury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercury shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mercury showed some decent athleticism there.
Mercury lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked BASURA! More strikes land and this one is all over! Mercury jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Mercury!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
