PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Rhea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Penitent Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penitent Man has chosen The Penitent Man Kneels Before God as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Doug Rhea could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Penitent Man's chin.

Rhea
vs
Penitent Man

188 cm
23
272 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Rhea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Penitent Man!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penitent Man!

It looks like Doug Rhea has been cut.
Rhea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhea's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Penitent Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rhea scrambles back to his feet.
Rhea really is a fat lump.
Penitent Man lands the left hand.
Penitent Man misses with the combination.
Rhea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rhea on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Penitent Man.

Doug Rhea's cut is getting worse.
Penitent Man feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rheas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Penitent Man stuns Rhea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Penitent Man misses its intended target.
Penitent Man looks to land a combination but Rhea avoids it well.
Penitent Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penitent Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penitent Man works over Rhea's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhea moves out of range of the strikes.
Penitent Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Rhea off the cage and back into range.
Penitent Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhea.
Penitent Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rhea on the side of the head.

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

Rhea is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penitent Man jabs Rhea to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rhea is breathing heavily.

Doug Rhea's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
BAM! Penitent Man delivers a spinning backfist that drops Rhea like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). The Penitent Man!
Our winner, The Penitent Man, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.