PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Slugs (ranked 3152 p4p, 1378 weight class) and Andrei Castravet (ranked 130 p4p, 38 weight class). Slugs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Too Bad - By Me. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slugs
vs
Castravet

182 cm
39
300
17 - 11 - 0

190 cm
24
230
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Slugs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrei Castravet!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castravet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slugs throws a series of punches but Castravet moves out of range.
We've been informed that Castravet has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Castravet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slugs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Slugs gets a clinch.
Slugs has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Castravet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castravet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by Castravet - just one landing.
Castravet wants to clinch.
Slugs just misses with a punch to the body.
Slugs wants to clinch but Castravet slips to the side
and Castravet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castravet looks to land a right hand but Slugs moved out of range.

Slugs clinches up with Castravet and pushes him back against the cage.
Slugs letting Castravet take a breather here.
Castravet stalling in the clinch but Slugs improves position.
Castravet throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Slugs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castravet throws a punch but it's blocked by Slugs.
Slugs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slugs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castravet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slugs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Castravet looking to slow down the pace here.
Slugs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slugs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castravet avoids it.
Slugs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slugs content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Castravet dodges an elbow strike from Slugs.
Slugs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Andrei Castravet has been cut.
Slugs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slugs working Castravet over with knees to the body.
Slugs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castravet tries to circle away but Slugs has him pinned against the cage.
Castravet avoids a wild elbow strike from Slugs.
Still in the clinch, Slugs scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slugs's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Castravet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slugs lands an elbow just above Castravet 's eye.
Slugs lands an uppercut.
Slugs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slugs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slugs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slugs lands an elbow inside.
Slugs scores with a shot to the side of Castravet's head.
Slugs lands an elbow just above Castravet 's eye.
Slugs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slugs tries to land a knee to the head but Castravet blocks with his arms.
Slugs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slugs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slugs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slugs displaying some good clinch control by pressing Castravet up against the cage.
Slugs taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Slugs.
Slugs struggles to land a body shot inside as Castravet controls his hands.
Slugs keeps control of Castravet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castravet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castravet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castravet misses with some punches.
Castravet avoids a wild elbow strike from Slugs.
Slugs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castravets head.
A short right from Slugs on the inside.
Castravet struggles to land a body shot inside as Slugs controls his hands.
Castravet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slugs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castravet.
Castravet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slugs tries to land a knee to the head but Castravet blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castravet.
Slugs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Castravet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Slugs instigates a clinch.
Castravet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slugs backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castravet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slugs backwards.
Slugs blocks a body shot from Castravet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slugs obliges.
Castravet looks winded!
Slugs blocks a body shot from Castravet.
Castravet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slugs has him pressed against the cage.
Slugs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castravet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slugs pushes off an throws an elbow but Castravet leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slugs lands an uppercut.
Castravet avoids a wild elbow strike from Slugs.
Castravet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slugs lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Slugs - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slugs stalling against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slugs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Slugs crunches a lovely knee into Castravet's ribcage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Slugs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Castravet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Slugs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Slugs lands a big uppercut and Castravet crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Castravet looks OK. Slugs waves Castravet back to his feet!
Slugs throws out a loose jab but Castravet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slugs drops Castravet with a naaaaasty hook - Castravet is in real trouble here! Slugs dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Slugs!
An out of breath Doug Slugs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.