PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Im Arsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tornado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Im Arsch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arsch
vs
Tornado

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

202 cm
19
286 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Im Arsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tornado!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tornado. Arsch shrugs it off though.
Tornado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Tornado drives through and clinches with Arsch against the cage.

Tornado tightens his grip and picks Arsch up, before dumping him to the ground. Arsch manages to land in guard.
Tornado looking to pass the guard.

Tornado stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tornado digs a good hook to Arsch's body.
Arsch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arsch is breathing heavily.
Tornado misses with the combination.
Arsch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tornado is fending him off so far but Arsch persists. Nope, Tornado circles away and we're back to standing.
Arsch throws a head kick but Tornado moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tornado.
Arsch fails to land with a series of punches.
Arsch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Tony Tornado has been cut.
Tornado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arsch is looking to clinch.
Tornado shoots in for a takedown but Arsch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Im Arsch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Tornado.

Tornado feints and as Arsch raises his hands in defense, Tornado changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tornado stops Arsch from standing up.
Arsch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tornado on the ground.
Tornado works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tornado lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tornado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arsch keeps working.

Tornado wants to work for an arm triangle but Arsch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arsch is trying to maintain the position but Tornado is very close to passing his half guard.
Arsch pushes Tornado off looking to stand but Tornado dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arsch trying to control from the bottom.

Tornado is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Arsch defends it well.
Tornado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arsch defending well though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arsch fails with the takedown

so Tornado counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tornado stops Arsch from standing up.
Tornado working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tornado tries to free his leg and advance position but Arsch is retaining full guard.
Tornado is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Tornado 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.
Arsch keeping moving, preventing Tornado from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arsch is keeping the position for now.
Tornado prevents Arsch from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arsch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tornado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arsch misses with a double jab.
Tornado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arsch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arsch lands a right hook to the body.
Arsch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arsch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tornado.
Arsch throws a combination. Tornado tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That has opened up Tony Tornado's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arsch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tornado has a takedown stuffed.
Tornado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Tornado is rocked!
Arsch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arsch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tornado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tornado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arsch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arsch.
Tornado is still on wobbly legs! Can Arsch finish him?
Tornado seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Arsch shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Tornado is backing up but Arsch catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Tornado covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Arsch Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Im Arsch!