PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Perrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster has chosen I Still Believe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kurt Perrier has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Perrier
vs
Foster

201 cm
28
280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
262 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Perrier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ Foster!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Foster throws a right and a left that Perrier avoids nicely.
Foster moves to clinch but Perrier breaks away
and Perrier counters with a stiff right hand.
Foster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perrier but Perrier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Foster shoots in looking for a takedown but Perrier manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Foster's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Foster looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kurt Perrier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Foster.
Decent striking displayed by Perrier there.
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!

Foster takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Perrier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Foster drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perrier lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster tries to pull guard but Perrier won't allow it.
Perrier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Perrier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foster fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Foster tries to pull guard but Perrier holds him up against the cage and eventually Foster drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Perrier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Foster tries to pull guard but Perrier holds him up against the cage and eventually Foster drops back down to his feet.

Foster pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Foster is trying to keep Perrier in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Foster is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Perrier has his hands clasped together but Foster extends an breaks Perrier's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Foster.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). AJ Foster!
AJ Foster is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking AJ Foster thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.