PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Giant
vs
Bastard

225 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

225 cm
23
315 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bastard avoids it really well and circles away.

Giant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bastard to the mat! Bastard manages to get full guard.
Giant wants to control from the top but Bastard keeps moving.
Bastard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bastard is trying to keep Giant in close.
Giant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bastard seems keen to control Giant's posture.
Giant throws and elbow that misses. Bastard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Giant's guard. Nice move by Bastard!
Bastard postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Giant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bastard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bastard swinging wildly here.
Giant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Giant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Giant showed some decent athleticism there.
Bastard pushes Giant off looking to stand but Giant dives back in and keeps control.
Bastard is trying to control but can't.
Giant is trying to control. Bastard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant is looking to stall here but Bastard recovers full guard.
Giant throws and elbow that misses. Bastard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Giant's guard. Nice move by Bastard!
Bastard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Giant looking for a sweep. Not yet Giant, not yet.
Bastard trying to control but Giant is working from the bottom.
Giant wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bastard is now in half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bastard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is looking to take a break and control but Giant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Giant wants to get back to full guard.
Giant wants to control but Bastard is keeping busy.

Bastard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Giant is just riding it out for now. Bastard eventually gives up the hold.
Giant wants to control but Bastard is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Giant is defending against the submission attempts here by Bastard.
Giant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Bastard seems to be working for a kimura but Giant defends the submission attempt.
Bastard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Giant is trying to get back to full guard.
Giant wants to control but Bastard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Giant has hold of Bastard's hands but Bastard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Giant wants to improve his position but Bastard is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Bastard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Bastard.

Giant shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Giant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bastard on the ground.
Giant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Giant trying to control from Bastard's half guard. Bastard has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bastard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Giant postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant postures up and lands a big shot to Bastard's brow.
Giant postures up and lands a big shot to Bastard's brow.
Bastard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Giant tries to free his leg and advance position but Bastard is retaining full guard.
Giant throws and elbow that misses. Bastard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Giant's guard. Nice move by Bastard!
Bastard stands up over Giant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bastard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bastard throwing strikes but missing.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Giant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giant trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bastard!

Bastard somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Andre Giant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bastard throws a right and a left that Giant avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Bastard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giant keeps the fight on the outside.

Bastard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bastard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giant keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant is trying to get back to full guard.
Bastard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bastard working Giant over with strikes.
Bastard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bastard controlling the action here.
Bastard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bastard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant trying to control from the bottom.
Bastard slips a nice elbow through Giant's hands, connecting with Giant's forehead.
Giant is trying to maintain the position but Bastard is very close to passing his half guard.
Big Bastard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bastard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bastard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bastard working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giant trying to hold on to Bastard's head to control him but Bastard postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giant wants to get back to full guard.

Bastard stands up out of the half guard.
Bastard tries a low kick but Giant avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Bastard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bastard throws a nice looking combination but Giant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bastard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bastard lands in his opponent's guard.
Bastard postures up.
Giant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Giant tries to get out of the position.

Bastard 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.
Bastard thows a big elbow that misses.
Bastard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bastard is looking to work some ground and pound but Giant has wrist control.
Bastard connects with a couple of short punches.
Giant trying to control the position.
Bastard trying to control but Giant is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Giant shoots and misses

and Bastard counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bastard lands a decent elbow from side control.
Giant can't do much from the bottom here.
Bastard cracks Giant with a big elbow.
Giant is trying to control Bastard's posture but Bastard avoids it.
Giant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bastard is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bastard working the ground and pound from side control.
Bastard cracks Giant with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Giant is looking to regain half guard here but Bastard keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Giant to see if he's OK.
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!
Bastard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Giant to see if he's OK.
Giant is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Giant is not content to let Bastard control the position.
Bastard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Giant kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bastard working the ground and pound from side control.
Giant takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastard content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bastard is chipping away with strikes.
Bastard trying to control the action but Giant is working from the bottom.
Bastard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bastard landing strikes.
Bastard working the ground and pound.
Bastard trying to control the position but Giant is working away.
Bastard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard wants to control but Giant is keeping him busy.
Giant is looking for a sweep.
Andre Giant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastard lands a nice forearm strike.
Bastard connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Giant some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bastard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Giant has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastard wants to control but Giant is keeping him busy.
Big Bastard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giant tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bastard presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Bastard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bastard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Bastard!