PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Dude (ranked 879 p4p, 1631 weight class) and Malig Mferi (ranked 102 p4p, 191 weight class). Heavy Dude has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dude
vs
Mferi

200 cm
20
270
7 - 4 - 0

191 cm
19
285
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heavy Dude!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Mferi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude tries to clinch there but Mferi circles away.
Mferi looks to throw the jab but Dude is out of range.

Dude has Mferi up against the cage in a clinch.
Dude digs a right hand into Mferi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mferi's gas tank.
Dude misses with some punches.
Dude working aggressively here.
Mferi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dude lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mferi backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dude.
Mferi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dude is breathing heavily.
Dude misses with a punch on the inside.
Dude fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dude prevents a body shot from Mferi.
Mferi lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mferi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mferi slowing the pace effectively.
Mferi cracks Dude with a nice body shot.
Mferi lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Heavy Dude has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Mferi.
A short left from Mferi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mferi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mferi.
Mferi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mferi lands a shot to the body.
Mferi lands a body shot.
A short left from Mferi.
Mferi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mferi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mferi lands an uppercut.

Heavy Dude's cut is getting worse.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mferi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mferi.
Mferi lands a shoulder strike.

Dude is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Mferi.
Oh Dude is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I was talking to Dude's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mferi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mferi.

Heavy Dude's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mferi lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Dude senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malig Mferi!
Malig Mferi is the new heavyweight champion!