PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damon Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanaku Kuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lancaster
vs
Kuristus

200 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damon Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takanaku Kuristus!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuristus is looking to clinch.
Kuristus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuristus throws out a leg kick but Lancaster moves out of range and Kuristus only half commits.

Kuristus clinches up against the cage.
Lancaster takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Damon Lancaster has been cut.
Kuristus prevents Lancaster from breaking the clinch.
Kuristus lands an elbow that stopped Lancaster in his tracks for a moment.

Lancaster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kuristus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lancaster tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuristus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Kuristus controls the action.
Kuristus lands an elbow inside that Lancaster shrugs off.

Damon Lancaster's cut is getting worse.
Kuristus leaning against his opponent.
Kuristus lands an elbow that stopped Lancaster in his tracks for a moment.
Lancaster wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuristus lands an elbow just above Lancaster 's eye.

Damon Lancaster's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kuristus has Lancaster pressed against the cage. He pushes Lancaster back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Kuristus throws a beautiful elbow that sends Lancaster crashing to the floor! Kuristus piles on the pressure with more strikes! Lancaster is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takanaku Kuristus!