PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jere Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spartacus Furinji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Beach
vs
Furinji

162 cm
24
346 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jere Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spartacus Furinji!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furinji chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Furinji looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beach slips a jab and a cross from Furinji.

Furinji clinches.
Furinji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Jere Beach has been cut.
Beach is trying to break the clinch but Furinji has him pressed against the cage.
Beach pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beach drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Furinji gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Beach really is a fat lump.
Furinji lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Furinji misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furinji stalling in the clinch.
Furinji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beach is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Furinji gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beach blocks an elbow strike from Furinji.
Furinji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Furinji - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Furinji has Beach tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Beach to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Spartacus Furinji!
In his post fight interview, Spartacus Furinji started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.