PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Friedrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friedrich comes to the cage accompanied by Go hard or go home. Van Kirkland has chosen DJ Khaled - I'm On One as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Friedrich
vs
Van Kirkland

180 cm
27
280 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Friedrich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedrich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Friedrich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Kirkland. Friedrich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Friedrich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Friedrich.
Friedrich takes a swing at Van Kirkland's ribcage but misses.
Friedrich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Kirkland.
Friedrich takes a swing at Van Kirkland's ribcage but misses.
Friedrich looks for a takedown but Van Kirkland sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Friedrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friedrich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Kirkland is fending him off so far but Friedrich persists. Nope, Van Kirkland circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Friedrich misses.
Friedrich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses the jab.
Friedrich ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
Friedrich misses with a body shot.
Friedrich thows a body shot but no joy.
Friedrich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Kirkland throws a solid leg kick but Friedrich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Kirkland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Friedrich.
Friedrich misses with a straight left.
Van Kirkland throws a body punch but Friedrich moves out of range.
Van Kirkland's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Kirkland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Robert Friedrich has been cut.
Friedrich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Friedrich.
Friedrich avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands with a good body shot.
Friedrich avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
Friedrich misses the shot to the body.
Friedrich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Kirkland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Van Kirkland lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland loads up on a big right hand but Friedrich slips the punch.
Van Kirkland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Friedrich.
Van Kirkland scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Kirkland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Friedrich.
Friedrich throws a lazy right hand but Van Kirkland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Friedrich manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Friedrich is just out of range.
Van Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Kirkland throws an overhand right that lands on Friedrich's shoulder, as Friedrich tries to avoid the shot.
Van Kirkland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Robert Friedrich's cut is getting worse.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Kirkland misses the target.
Friedrich lands a body shot.
Van Kirkland swings for the body but Friedrich moves out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a body punch but Friedrich moves out of range.
Van Kirkland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedrich was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.
Friedrich moves out of range as Van Kirkland strikes.
Van Kirkland is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Friedrich rather than just go for the knockout.
Friedrich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Kirkland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Friedrich manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Kirkland 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 Friedrich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Friedrich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Friedrich. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Friedrich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a jab but it's blocked by Friedrich.
Van Kirkland jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Robert Friedrich's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Friedrich throws the left hand but Van Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
Van Kirkland connects with a body shot that sends Friedrich's belly button to the back.
Van Kirkland checks a leg kick.
Friedrich misses with a double jab.
Van Kirkland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Friedrich.
Van Kirkland throws a body punch but Friedrich moves out of range.
Friedrich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Kirkland. Friedrich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Friedrich is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Van Kirkland's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Friedrich moves away from the strike by Van Kirkland.
Friedrich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Kirkland misses the shot to the body.
Friedrich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Kirkland.
Friedrich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Kirkland is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland scores with the left hand. Friedrich knows he should have avoided that one.
Friedrich swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Friedrich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Friedrich throws a jab when Van Kirkland was well out of range.
Friedrich cracks a nice hook into Van Kirkland's ribs.
Van Kirkland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Friedrich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Kirkland is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Friedrich had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Kirkland connects with a body shot.
Van Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Kirkland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Friedrich.
Friedrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Friedrich slips a straight right by Van Kirkland.
Friedrich throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Kirkland.
Friedrich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Kirkland.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Kirkland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Friedrich throws the left hand but Van Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Van Kirkland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Friedrich's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Kirkland throws a low kick but it's checked well by Friedrich.
Friedrich misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Kirkland digs a good body shot into Friedrich's ribs.
Van Kirkland moves into range and connects with a jab.

Jeez, Robert Friedrich's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Friedrich scores with a one two! Van Kirkland had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Van Kirkland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Friedrich at a distance.
Van Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Van Kirkland does it's job there.
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!
Friedrich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Kirkland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Friedrich slips under a jab.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedrich was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.
Friedrich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Kirkland to score with a decent uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robert Friedrich's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mikhail Van Kirkland!
Mikhail Van Kirkland is the new super heavyweight champion!
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