PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Ripper (ranked 25336 p4p, 3774 weight class) and Mark Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 466 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ripper
vs
Cormier

190 cm
26
266
1 - 6 - 0

200 cm
26
265
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brian Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Mark Cormier has been cut.
Cormier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ripper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cormier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ripper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy left from Ripper finds it's target.
Ripper lands a jab to the head.
Ripper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Ripper lands a big uppercut and Cormier crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cormier looks OK. Ripper waves Cormier back to his feet!

That has opened up Mark Cormier's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripper drops Cormier with a huge uppercut! Cormier drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ripper is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Ripper!