PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Blackwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Late Seuraava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seuraava has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Max Blackwater is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Blackwater
vs
Seuraava

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Blackwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Late Seuraava!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blackwater shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Seuraava's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackwater trying to control but Seuraava is working from the bottom.
Blackwater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blackwater wants to control from the top but Seuraava keeps moving.
Seuraava looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seuraava controls Blackwater momentarily but Blackwater frees himself.
Seuraava looks gassed!
Seuraava wants to sweep but no luck.
Seuraava is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blackwater stopping the sweep attempt from Seuraava.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blackwater controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blackwater has Seuraava pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Blackwater pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Seuraava tumbling to the mat - Blackwater dives into Seuraava's guard.
Blackwater wants to control from the top but Seuraava keeps moving.
Blackwater with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Seuraava controls Blackwater momentarily but Blackwater frees himself.
Blackwater wants to stand but Seuraava has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Seuraava preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blackwater trying to stand up but can't free himself from Seuraava's guard.
Blackwater tries to free his leg and advance position but Seuraava is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater stays in close to Seuraava's body and controls the position.
Blackwater trying to stand up but can't free himself from Seuraava's guard.
Blackwater postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blackwater goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blackwater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seuraava circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackwater is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seuraava has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Seuraava is rocked!
Blackwater is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Seuraava hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Blackwater!