PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sougetsu Ma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe De Celio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe De Celio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ma
vs
De Celio

196 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sougetsu Ma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe De Celio!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Celio misses with a takedown attempt - Ma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Celio at a distance.
De Celio looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Celio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Ma feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends De Celio sprawling to the canvas! De Celio rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ma finish him?!

It looks like Felipe De Celio has been cut.
Ma lunges in with a left hook that violently twists De Celio head around and knocks him out cold! Ma 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 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sougetsu Ma!