PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cearul Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poo Leg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cearul Chulainn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Poo Leg's chin.

Chulainn
vs
Leg

188 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cearul Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Poo Leg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chulainn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Leg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chulainn.
Chulainn throwing shots but Leg is blocking nicely.
Leg trying to control but Chulainn postures up.
Chulainn is taking a breather. Leg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Leg pushes Chulainn off looking to stand but Chulainn dives back in and keeps control.
Leg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chulainn.
Chulainn slips a nice elbow through Leg's hands, connecting with Leg's forehead.
Chulainn winds up and cracks Leg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chulainn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chulainn connects with a nice short shot to Leg's temple.
Chulainn trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn lands with a punch from half guard.
Chulainn working Leg over with strikes.
Chulainn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chulainn winds up and cracks Leg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Chulainn.
Chulainn working Leg over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chulainn prevents Leg from improving his position.
Chulainn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chulainn winds up and cracks Leg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chulainn lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chulainn throwing shots but Leg is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chulainn in particular looking to stall.
Leg is not content to let Chulainn control the position.
Chulainn prevents Leg from standing back up.
Chulainn not doing much here.
Chulainn wants to pass to mount but Leg is defending the position.
Leg tries to get to full guard but Chulainn has control of the leg.
Chulainn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chulainn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chulainn trying to pass the guard but Leg defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chulainn drops an elbow to the side of Leg's head.
Leg is staying active underneath Chulainn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chulainn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chulainn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chulainn lands a nice short elbow.
Chulainn lands with a punch from half guard.

Leg is rocked!
Leg looks winded!
Chulainn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chulainn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chulainn slips a nice elbow through Leg's hands, connecting with Leg's forehead.
Leg is still in real trouble! Can Chulainn finish him?
Chulainn working the head and body with strikes.
Chulainn is nestled in close to Leg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn lands a big elbow - Leg is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Chulainn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cearul Chulainn!