PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Espirit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Arthur Espirit enters the cage!

Born
vs
Espirit

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

207 cm
27
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Espirit!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Born shoots in looking for a takedown but Espirit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Born's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Espirit sizes up Born with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Mike Born has been cut.
Born has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Espirit.
Born gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Espirit.
Born takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Born fails with a takedown attempt.
Born fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Espirit avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Born. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Born on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Born throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Espirit's waist but Espirit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Born off to one side.
Espirit tests Born's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Born is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Born tries to close the distance and clinch up but Espirit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Born tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Espirit throws a shot to the body.
Born is breathing heavily.
Espirit's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Espirit duly obliges.
Espirit lands a jab to Born's midsection.
Born takes a jab right on the kisser.
Espirit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Espirit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Mike Born's cut is getting worse.
Mike Born seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Espirit drops his shoulder and cracks Born with a huge uppercut! Born goes down! Can Espirit finish him?

Born is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Espirit seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Oh Born is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Born will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Born seems to have got his legs back now.
Espirit slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Born.
My spies in Cozad The Island inform me that Espirit has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Espirit prevents Born from improving his position.
Espirit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Born with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Born looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Espirit takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Born wants to get back to his feet.
Espirit takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Born is looking for a sweep. Espirit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Espirit slips a nice elbow through Born's hands, connecting with Born's forehead.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Espirit stops Born from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Espirit.
Ground and pound from Espirit.
Espirit scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Espirit prevents Born from improving his position.
Espirit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Espirit working Born over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espirit lands strikes from half guard.
Born misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Espirit is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Born has hold of Espirit's hands but Espirit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Espirit landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Espirit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Born with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Espirit drops an elbow to the side of Born's head.
Born wants to get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Espirit with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Espirit working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Espirit there.

Mike Born's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Born is looking for a sweep. Espirit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espirit drops an elbow to the side of Born's head.

Jeez, Mike Born's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Born's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arthur Espirit!
After winning the bout, Arthur Espirit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.