PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Naylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Rection has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rection
vs
Naylor

197 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Rection!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Naylor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Naylor clinches.
Naylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rection is trying to break the clinch but Naylor is controlling him.
Naylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rection avoids the elbow strike from Naylor, against the cage.
Naylor misses with a knee strike.
Rection has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Naylor throws an elbow but it misses.

Naylor gets control of Rection's arms and successfully pulls guard. Naylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Rection decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Naylor, up you get!
Naylor looks winded!
Rection stuffs the takedown attempt from Naylor. Naylor gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Naylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rection is looking to break free of the clinch but Naylor has double underhooks.
Rection looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Rection's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Naylor tries to land a knee to the head but Rection blocks with his arms.

Naylor gets control of Rection's arms and successfully pulls guard. Naylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rection tries to stand but Naylor is controlling from the bottom.
Rection trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Rection stands up from Naylor's guard - Rection perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rection connects with a body shot that sends Naylor's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rection swinging wildly here.
Rection rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Naylor takes one to the side of the head.
Rection scores with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rection.
Liam Naylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rection connects with a right hand. Naylor shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rection bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Naylor's head.
Rection thuds a left hand into Naylor's body.
Rection scores with a punch to the head.

Rection drops Naylor with a beautiful combination! Naylor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rection is looking for the KO!

Naylor is rocked!
Naylor loses concentration momentarily and Rection pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Naylor crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Rection finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hugh Rection!