PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maladin Bugatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inspectah Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bugatti
vs
Knuckles

190 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maladin Bugatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inspectah Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bugatti tries to sprawl but Knuckles drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bugatti is trying to control but can't.
Knuckles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knuckles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Bugatti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bugatti regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Knuckles.
Bugatti pulls Knuckles in close to his closed guard and prevents Knuckles from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles preventing the sweep.
Knuckles wants to stand but Bugatti has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Knuckles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bugatti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knuckles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Inspectah Knuckles hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Bugatti shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Knuckles manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bugatti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bugatti stops Knuckles from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Maladin Bugatti just wasn't active enough.

Bugatti gets caught flat footed, as Knuckles shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Bugatti pushes Knuckles off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles scores with a body shot.
Bugatti is breathing heavily.
Knuckles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Knuckles drops Bugatti with a beautiful combination! Bugatti stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Knuckles is looking for the KO!

Bugatti is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bugatti loses concentration momentarily and Knuckles pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Bugatti crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Knuckles finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Inspectah Knuckles!