PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Cleveland (ranked 5215 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Torkoly Jr (ranked 5135 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cleveland
vs
Torkoly Jr

153 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Organic Nutrition
King Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augustus Cleveland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benjamin Torkoly Jr!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torkoly Jr misses with a leg kick

and Cleveland counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Torkoly Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Cleveland drops back looking for a leg! Torkoly Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torkoly Jr manages to kick Cleveland off! Cleveland jumps back into Torkoly Jr's guard.

Cleveland gets to his feet - Torkoly Jr follows without any prompting.
Cleveland takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torkoly Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cleveland at a distance.
Torkoly Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cleveland counters with a series of strikes. Torkoly Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleveland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleveland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torkoly Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cleveland on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Torkoly Jr scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Augustus Cleveland has been cut.
Cleveland moves forwards but Torkoly Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Cleveland is rocked!
Torkoly Jr lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Cleveland up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Torkoly Jr from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Cleveland's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Torkoly Jr!
Benjamin Torkoly Jr gave a mention to King Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).