PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Covid Nineteen (ranked 3783 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajlberg Oezdemir (ranked 4096 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hajlberg Oezdemir enters the cage!

Nineteen
vs
Oezdemir

160 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Covid Nineteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hajlberg Oezdemir!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oezdemir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oezdemir wants it to stay on the feet.
Oezdemir with the counter takedown but Nineteen avoids it easily.
Oezdemir lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Nineteen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oezdemir napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nineteen working the head and body with strikes.
Oezdemir is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nineteen is controlling him well.
Nineteen cracks Oezdemir with a big elbow.
Nineteen lands a few punches from side control.
Oezdemir is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nineteen working the ground and pound from side control.
Oezdemir wants to get back to his feet but Nineteen drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oezdemir is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nineteen connects with a decent elbow.
Oezdemir is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Oezdemir prevents Nineteen from moving into mount.
Nineteen scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oezdemir takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nineteen lands a few punches from side control.
Nineteen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nineteen lands a few punches from side control.
Oezdemir taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nineteen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nineteen is chipping away with strikes.

Oezdemir is rocked!
Nineteen working the head and body with strikes.
Oezdemir is still in real trouble! Can Nineteen finish him?
Nineteen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A big shot lands for Nineteen! That's hurt Oezdemir! Will he recover? Nineteen fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Covid Nineteen!
Covid Nineteen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.