PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emelyan Pugachov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistair Thompson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Pugachov
vs
Thompson

190 cm
23
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
27
262 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 Sydney, Emelyan Pugachov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Pugachov lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pugachov.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pugachov.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Pugachov can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.

Pugachov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pugachov circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pugachov has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Pugachov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pugachov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Pugachov scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pugachov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pugachov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Pugachov pushes Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Pugachov blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pugachov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pugachov.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.

Pugachov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pugachov knocks Thompson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Thompson is rocked!

It looks like Alistair Thompson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pugachov lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Thompson! Pugachov senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Thompson out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Emelyan Pugachov!