PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

John
vs
Stotch

200 cm
28
323 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

212 cm
22
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giant John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stotch but Stotch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from John misses.
John stuns Stotch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stotch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed John momentarily.

It looks like Giant John has been cut.
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!
Stotch throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
John swings for the body but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch misses with a jab, cross combination.
John lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Leopold Stotch has been cut.
Stotch thuds a left hand into John's body.
John is breathing heavily.
A jab from Stotch does it's job there.
Stotch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stotch throws out a powerful jab.

Stotch lands a left and a right that send John crashing to the mat, dazed. Stotch thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

John is rocked!
Stotch closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks John out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leopold Stotch!
During a confident post fight interview, Leopold Stotch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.