PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiwan Tsaegaellae (ranked 2730 p4p, 349 weight class) and Aatreya Mahrishi (ranked 1986 p4p, 268 weight class). Mahrishi has chosen On the Precipe of Defeat as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Tsaegaellae
vs
Mahrishi

195 cm
20
218 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

191 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aiwan Tsaegaellae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aatreya Mahrishi!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahrishi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsaegaellae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mahrishi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsaegaellae ducks under a wild hook from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi defending well as Tsaegaellae loads up on a big left hand.
Mahrishi scores with a jab to the head.
Tsaegaellae has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zenarals' House in the buildup to the fight.

Mahrishi clinches with his opponent.
Mahrishi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsaegaellae throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Tsaegaellae.
Mahrishi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahrishi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tsaegaellae is breathing heavily.
Tsaegaellae swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahrishi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsaegaellae is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tsaegaellae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mahrishi digs a right hand underneath Tsaegaellae's ribcage. Tsaegaellae let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mahrishi scores with a shot to the side of Tsaegaellae's head.
Mahrishi is working Tsaegaellae over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mahrishi breaks the clinch.

Mahrishi moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahrishi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahrishi.
A right hand to the body from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mahrishi lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsaegaellae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahrishi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahrishi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahrishi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tsaegaellae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahrishi lands a body shot.
Mahrishi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsaegaellae backwards.
A short body shot lands from Mahrishi as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahrishi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahrishi lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahrishi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahrishi lands a right hand.
Mahrishi lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi lands a body punch.
Mahrishi scores with a shot to the side of Tsaegaellae's head.
Mahrishi pushes Tsaegaellae back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahrishi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahrishi.

Tsaegaellae is rocked!
Mahrishi dips a shoulder and cracks Tsaegaellae with a mighty uppercut! Tsaegaellae falls back against the cage and Mahrishi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tsaegaellae is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mahrishi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aatreya Mahrishi!
A pretty intense looking Aatreya Mahrishi took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.