PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manchester Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Norman Vizcarra was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Red
vs
Vizcarra

150 cm
28
234 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

193 cm
32
214 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manchester Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Red misses.
Red looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Red throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vizcarra lands a leg kick that knocks Red off balance momentarily.
Vizcarra scores with the left hand. Red knows he should have avoided that one.
Red throws out a leg kick but Vizcarra moves out of range and Red only half commits.
Vizcarra ducks under a wild hook from Red.
Vizcarra looks to land a left hand but Red moved out of range nicely.
Red looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Vizcarra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Red.
Red moves out of range as Vizcarra throws a body kick.
Vizcarra cracks Red with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Vizcarra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vizcarra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Red slips under a jab.
Red with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vizcarra throws the kick towards the body but Red avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Red misses the target.
Vizcarra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Red misses with an uppercut.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Vizcarra moves out of range easily.
Norman Vizcarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Red, right into the meat.
Red throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vizcarra misses with a straight right.
Vizcarra bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vizcarra lands a nice shot to the body.
Red misses with a looping left.
Red throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Vizcarra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vizcarra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vizcarra blocks a low kick nicely.
Red misses the shot to the body.
Vizcarra moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Red.
Red takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red misses with a leg kick
and Vizcarra counters with a left and a right that stings Red.
Red keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Norman Vizcarra has been cut.
Vizcarra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vizcarra misses the shot to the body.
Red appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Red throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vizcarra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vizcarra only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Red avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vizcarra. That's going to slow Red down.
Vizcarra misses the jab.
Red is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vizcarra's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vizcarra walks into a stiff left hand from Red.
A slow jab from Vizcarra misses its intended target.
Vizcarra scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Red on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vizcarra. Vizcarra obviously looking to wear him down.
Vizcarra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vizcarra looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.
Vizcarra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vizcarra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Red sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vizcarra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Red throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vizcarra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vizcarra defending well as Red loads up on a big left hand.
Vizcarra doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vizcarra does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vizcarra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vizcarra throws a body shot but no joy.
Vizcarra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vizcarra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Red misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vizcarra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red blocks a head kick by Vizcarra.
As Vizcarra backs away, Red returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from Red misses.
As Red backs off Vizcarra throws a huge counter combo but Red manages to avoid it all.
Red throws a series of punches but Vizcarra avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Red.
Vizcarra throws a body kick that misses

and Red counters with a nice right hand that sends Vizcarra toppling to the canvas! Vizcarra scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Red finish him?!

Vizcarra is rocked!
Vizcarra looks winded!
Red throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vizcarra is still on wobbly legs! Can Red finish him?
Red fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vizcarra is out of range.
Red throws a leg kick but Vizcarra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vizcarra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red.
Red chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vizcarra is aggressively charging in as Red backs up avoiding any damage. Red tosses out a jab and Vizcarra runs right into it face first! Vizcarra is out cold! Red dropped down on all fours and is barking in Vizcarra's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manchester Red!
During a confident post fight interview, Manchester Red thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.