PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Aki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sloane
vs
Aki

186 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erik Sloane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Aki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sloane under the eye.
Aki throws a hook but Sloane avoids it easily.
Aki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Erik Sloane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Aki counter with a right hand.

Sloane clinches with his opponent.
Aki lands an uppercut.
Aki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aki presses Sloane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sloane taking a breather.
Sloane blocks a body shot from Aki.
Aki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sloanes head.
Aki lands a left hand.
Aki misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aki lands a body punch.
Aki misses with a punch to the body.
Aki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aki is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Aki.
Sloane is breathing heavily.
Aki can't find room to land a body shot as Sloane controls the action.
Sloane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sloane is trying to break the clinch but Aki is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Aki.
Aki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Aki - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Aki on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Aki.
Sloane tries for a takedown but Aki manages to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sloane backwards.
Aki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aki lands a nice shot to the body.
Aki lands a right hand.
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!
Aki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aki avoiding damage.
Aki scores with a hook to the body.
Aki pushes Sloane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Aki.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aki.
Aki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Sloane is rocked!
Aki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Sloane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aki creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sloane's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sloane drops to his knees and Aki pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Aki!