PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Newbie Guide (ranked 1224 p4p, 58 weight class) and France Nigannou (ranked 2517 p4p, 103 weight class). Nigannou has chosen This Is For Africa as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Guide
vs
Nigannou

195 cm
27
310 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

193 cm
27
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Newbie Guide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, France Nigannou!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guide lands with a cross.

It looks like France Nigannou has been cut.
Nigannou swings widly with a right hand
and Guide makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nigannou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guide throwing a counter right hand but Nigannou manages to avoid it.
Guide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guide digs a good body shot into Nigannou's ribs.
Guide looks to land a left hand but Nigannou moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Guide throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guide misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Nigannou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guide is looking to wear down Nigannou with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guide stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nigannou tries to bum rush Guide with a series of wild strikes but Guide uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Nigannou gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Guide breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guide throws a looping overhand right but Nigannou ducks down to avoid it.
Nigannou closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Guide counter with a right hand.

That has opened up France Nigannou's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guide darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

The cut above France Nigannou's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nigannou closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guide counters with a right hand to the body.
Nigannou looks winded!
Guide connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guide wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Guide blocks the leg kick.
Guide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guide throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guide.

France Nigannou's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at France Nigannou's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Newbie Guide!
An out of breath Newbie Guide thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.