PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shido Mizar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mizar
vs
Sloan

178 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shido Mizar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mizar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mizar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloan ducks right into an uppercut from Mizar.
Sloan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mizar throws a hook to the side of Sloan's head but Sloan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mizar's corner calls for a 1-2. Mizar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mizar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mizar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Sloan counter with a right hand.
Mizar checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan throws a jab when Mizar was well out of range.
Mizar falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sloan counters by moving into the clinch.

Sloan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mizar throws a combination that misses
and Mizar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloan connects with a looping right hand.

Mizar is rocked!
Sloan lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Mizar head around and knocks him out cold! Sloan hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Sloan!
An out of breath Joe Sloan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.