PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guts von Berlichingen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Berlichingen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ginger Pubes by Cookie Monster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Power
vs
von Berlichingen

190 cm
20
207 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

203 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guts von Berlichingen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Berlichingen swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
von Berlichingen throws a series of punches but Power avoids them all with ease.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
von Berlichingen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Power closes the distance and clinches.
von Berlichingen trying to stall but Power improves his position.
Power has von Berlichingen pressed against the ropes, preventing von Berlichingen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
von Berlichingen throws a knee to the head but misses.
von Berlichingen misses with an elbow strike.

Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
von Berlichingen 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.
Power listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
von Berlichingen avoids the head kick by Power.

Power drives through and clinches with von Berlichingen against the ropes.
von Berlichingen trying to control the position but instead, Power has worked for underhooks and has pushed von Berlichingen into the ropes.
von Berlichingen blocks an elbow strike.
Power looking to stall.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power takes a knee to the side of the body.
von Berlichingen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Power breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by von Berlichingen.

It looks like Philip Power has been cut.
von Berlichingen wants to clinch
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Power is looking to clinch but von Berlichingen is avoiding it.

Power moves into range and clinches up with von Berlichingen.
Power stalling in the clinch but von Berlichingen improves position.
von Berlichingen is trying to stall.

von Berlichingen breaks the clinch.
von Berlichingen looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Power tries to clinch up but von Berlichingen circles away and keeps his distance.
von Berlichingen throws a head kick that misses.
Power moves out of range as von Berlichingen strikes.
von Berlichingen throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Power misses with a straight left.
Power slips a jab and a cross from von Berlichingen.

Power has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Berlichingen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Power gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
von Berlichingen looking to throw knees to the head but Power is blocking nicely.

Power manages to break the clinch.

Power clinches up against the ropes.

Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

von Berlichingen rushes Power and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Power looks to throw an elbow but misses.
von Berlichingen stalling the fight.

von Berlichingen breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power tries to clinch up.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
von Berlichingen throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.

Power pushes von Berlichingen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Power working hard to break the clinch.

von Berlichingen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
von Berlichingen misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a half hearted mid kick.
von Berlichingen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from von Berlichingen.
von Berlichingen throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
von Berlichingen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.

von Berlichingen lands a left and a right that send Power crashing to the mat, dazed. von Berlichingen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
von Berlichingen slips a jab and a cross from Power.
von Berlichingen throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
von Berlichingen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
von Berlichingen lands with a nice body punch.
Power is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
von Berlichingen looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from von Berlichingen misses the target.
von Berlichingen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Power gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Power has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
von Berlichingen working Power over with knees to the body.

von Berlichingen manages to break the clinch.
von Berlichingen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from von Berlichingen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! von Berlichingen throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Power is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Guts von Berlichingen!