PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elly Barnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perkovic
vs
Barnard

200 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
268 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Perkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elly Barnard!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnard keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnard scores with a punch to the head.
Perkovic dives in and grabs Barnard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnard pushes down on Perkovic's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perkovic.
Barnard stuffs the takedown.
Barnard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Perkovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Barnard sends Perkovic crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Barnard is motioning to the referee to let Perkovic up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Perkovic is rocked!

It looks like Ante Perkovic has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkovic leaves his chin hanging out and Barnard seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Perkovic crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elly Barnard!