PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Five (ranked 4354 p4p, 3962 weight class) and Beta Taicoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Test Five could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Beta Taicoon's chin.

Five
vs
Taicoon

196 cm
18
285
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
262
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beta Taicoon!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taicoon throws a series of punches but Five avoids them all with ease.
Taicoon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Five throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taicoon throws a right and a left that Five avoids nicely.
Five defending well as Taicoon loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Five misses.

Taicoon gets tackled into the cage by Five. Five maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Five lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taicoon.
Taicoon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taicoon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Five has him pressed against the cage.
Five lands a body punch.
Five has a couple of punches blocked by Taicoon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Five has a couple of punches blocked by Taicoon.
Five fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Five's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Taicoon is looking to break free of the clinch but Five has double underhooks.
Taicoon looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Five.
Five misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Five gets through Taicoon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Five lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Five throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Five on the inside.
Five scores with a shoulder strike.

Taicoon is rocked!
Five throws a big uppercut that drops Taicoon! More strikes from Five and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Taicoon lies dazed against the cage as Five celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Five!