PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengrio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muay Thai. Laurent Blanc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blanc
vs
Vengrio

187 cm
27
177 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
287 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Blanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arthur Vengrio!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengrio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blanc. Blanc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vengrio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Vengrio cracks Blanc with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Blanc looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vengrio finish him?
Blanc with a poor takedown

and Vengrio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vengrio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Blanc is rocked!

It looks like Laurent Blanc has been cut.
Blanc wants a takedown.
Vengrio has Blanc pushed against the cage.
Blanc can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurent Blanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vengrio stops a takedown attempt from Blanc.
Vengrio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vengrio.
Oh Blanc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vengrio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vengrio managing to block the knees to the body from Blanc.
Vengrio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vengrio jerks Blanc to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Blanc's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Vengrio steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Arthur Vengrio!