PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Snorodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Halberstram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halberstram has chosen Murder The Government as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Snorodecki
vs
Halberstram

173 cm
26
154 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

175 cm
28
147 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Gilop®
CEC Nutrition Q159

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Snorodecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Halberstram!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halberstram throws a body punch but Snorodecki moves out of range.
Halberstram moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Halberstram throws a big shot that misses.
Snorodecki ducks under a wild hook from Halberstram.
Snorodecki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snorodecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snorodecki scores with a jab to the head.
Snorodecki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snorodecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halberstram.
Halberstram shoots in looking for a takedown. Snorodecki tries to sprawl out of it but Halberstram keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snorodecki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halberstram stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Snorodecki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halberstram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halberstram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snorodecki.
Halberstram feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Snorodecki's calf.
Halberstram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snorodecki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halberstram cracks Snorodecki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki stuffs the takedown.
Snorodecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halberstram.
A combination from Snorodecki does no damage.
Snorodecki walks into a jab.
Snorodecki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Halberstram in his tracks.
Snorodecki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halberstram misses with a straight right.
Snorodecki slips under a jab.
Chris Snorodecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snorodecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snorodecki misses with an attempted mid kick.
A right-left combo lands from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki walks into a jab.
Snorodecki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halberstram.
Snorodecki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halberstram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snorodecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Halberstram.
A head kick misses from Halberstram.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki's corner calls for a 1-2. Snorodecki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorodecki connects with a jab.
Snorodecki lands with a cross.

Halberstram is rocked!
Snorodecki walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Halberstram drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Snorodecki swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Halberstram's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Snorodecki!
Chris Snorodecki was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.