PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Great comes to the ring accompanied by Adiemus. Ward has chosen Tap Out as his entrance music. Rick Ward struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rick Ward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Great
vs
Ward

186 cm
22
201 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
200 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ward!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Great. That's going to slow Ward down.
Ward looks gassed!
Great looks to land a body kick but Ward moved away.
Great moves in looking to clinch but Ward pushes him off.
Great throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Great cracks Ward with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Great, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Great avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Great wants to clinch up but Ward keeps it at a distance.
Great throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Great scores with a hook to the body. Ward takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Great tries a head kick but it misses.
Great turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Great lands a head kick. Ward smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Great gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ward misses with a shot to the body
and Great counters with a head kick.

Ward is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Ward covering up! Great comes in with a big uppercut and Ward goes doooown! He's slumped up against the ropes, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Great!
After the big win, Alexander Great made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Skin-Clothes Designing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.