PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John LongSchlong (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.

The Giant
vs
LongSchlong

225 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Hilo, Andre The Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John LongSchlong!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Giant is looking to clinch but LongSchlong is avoiding it.
The Giant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

The Giant decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
LongSchlong manages to get to full guard.
LongSchlong looking for a sweep. Not yet LongSchlong, not yet.
LongSchlong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

LongSchlong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Giant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Giant with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LongSchlong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

LongSchlong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Giant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Giant throwing strikes but missing.

The Giant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Giant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for LongSchlong on the ground.
The Giant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Giant cracks LongSchlong with a solid left hand.
The Giant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
LongSchlong wants to sweep but no luck.
LongSchlong keeping moving, preventing The Giant from controlling successfully.
The Giant postures up and lands a big shot to LongSchlong's brow.

LongSchlong looking for a guillotine here but The Giant defends easily.
LongSchlong looks gassed!
The Giant is looking to work some ground and pound but LongSchlong has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LongSchlong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The Giant drops back looking for a leg! LongSchlong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and LongSchlong manages to kick The Giant off! The Giant jumps back into LongSchlong's guard.

The Giant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
LongSchlong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Giant working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Giant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Giant trying to control but LongSchlong is working from the bottom.
The Giant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of LongSchlong's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LongSchlong lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Giant!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

LongSchlong looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The Giant is trying to escape the mount.
The Giant swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The Giant keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Giant is working hard here to advance position.
LongSchlong avoids the attempt from The Giant to control.
LongSchlong blocks The Giant's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Giant is looking to get to half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - LongSchlong has eaten all the pies!

LongSchlong is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but The Giant is surviving well by controlling LongSchlong's body position as best he can.
The Giant keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
LongSchlong wants to take The Giant's back here but The Giant is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

LongSchlong looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The Giant keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
LongSchlong avoids the attempt from The Giant to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andre The Giant will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Giant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has LongSchlong pinned against the cage. LongSchlong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andre The Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from The Giant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LongSchlong moves away from the strike by The Giant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The Giant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
LongSchlong fails with the takedown

and The Giant counters with a nice double leg into side control. LongSchlong won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as The Giant stalls from top position.
The Giant in side control lands a decent elbow.

The Giant is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, LongSchlong has escaped the position, nice work there.
LongSchlong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
LongSchlong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The Giant connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused LongSchlong some visible discomfort.
LongSchlong tries to buck The Giant off but The Giant is having none of it.
The Giant wants to control but LongSchlong is keeping him busy.
LongSchlong manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

LongSchlong is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but The Giant pulls his head out easily.
LongSchlong is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LongSchlong tries to roll over but The Giant keeps him under control.

LongSchlong looking for submissions off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

The Giant fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. LongSchlong sprawls well initially but The Giant persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

LongSchlong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Giant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Giant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The Giant slips a nice elbow through LongSchlong's hands, connecting with LongSchlong's forehead.

The Giant seems to be working for a kimura but LongSchlong defends the submission attempt.
The Giant takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nice strikes from The Giant there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Giant lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Andre The Giant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Giant connects with a nice short shot to LongSchlong's temple.
The Giant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The Giant is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre The Giant dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The Giant fails in his attempt to clinch.
LongSchlong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Giant moves in looking to clinch but LongSchlong pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LongSchlong slips a straight right by The Giant.

The Giant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

LongSchlong looking for submissions off his back.
LongSchlong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Giant wants to pass to mount but LongSchlong is defending the position.
The Giant prevents LongSchlong from improving his position.
The Giant drops an elbow to the side of LongSchlong's head.
Andre The Giant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Giant controlling the pace.
The Giant tries to pass to full mount but LongSchlong defends it.
The Giant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

LongSchlong actively working from the bottom here.
The Giant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Giant is pressing down on LongSchlong's thigh, looking to free his foot. LongSchlong is holding on for now.
The Giant working over LongSchlong with some ground and pound. LongSchlong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

LongSchlong actively working from the bottom here.
The Giant is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

LongSchlong is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but The Giant pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Giant passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for LongSchlong!
The Giant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
LongSchlong is trying to escape the mount.
The Giant controlling his opponent.
LongSchlong tries to reverse the position but The Giant maintains control.
The Giant controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Andre The Giant just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Giant fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre The Giant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Giant, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre The Giant!