PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Van Beethoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Beethoven has chosen Beethoven-Symphony 7 as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gump
vs
Van Beethoven

200 cm
29
275 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

213 cm
23
278 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Beethoven misses with an uppercut
and Gump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Gump. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gump.
Gump checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gump.
Gump throws a head kick that misses
and Van Beethoven counters with a leg kick.
Van Beethoven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Van Beethoven .
A slow jab from Gump misses its intended target.
Gump takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Beethoven wants to slow Gump down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gump. Van Beethoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gump thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gump keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Beethoven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Beethoven throws a wild body kick that Gump sees coming a mile off.
Gump takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Beethoven 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 Gump has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gump and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Beethoven moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Beethoven throws a hook but Gump blocks it.
Gump connects with the punch.
Van Beethoven misses with a wild body shot.
Van Beethoven misses with a body punch
and Gump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Beethoven throws out a loose jab but Gump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Beethoven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Wolfgang Van Beethoven has been cut.
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!
Van Beethoven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Beethoven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Beethoven .
Gump misses with a wild combination.
Van Beethoven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gump fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Beethoven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Beethoven missing with a left hand there. Gump was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Beethoven misses with a body shot.
Gump lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Beethoven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gump. Van Beethoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gump stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Beethoven takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Beethoven scores with a shot to the body.
Gump misses with a low kick.
Van Beethoven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Beethoven slips under a jab from Gump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Gump 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Beethoven throws a low kick but Gump avoids it.
Gump throws a body punch but Van Beethoven moves out of range.
Gump misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gump misses with an uppercut. Van Beethoven saw that one coming.
Van Beethoven takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Beethoven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Beethoven 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 Gump has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gump and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gump thows a body shot but no joy.
Gump scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Beethoven should have avoided that one.
Van Beethoven 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.
Gump takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gump throws a push kick but Van Beethoven slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gump checks it well.
Gump throws a head kick that misses
and Van Beethoven counters with a straight right hand.
Van Beethoven dips to his left and cracks Gump with an uppercut!
Van Beethoven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Beethoven takes a swing at Gump's ribcage but misses.
Gump doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gump is breathing heavily.
Van Beethoven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gump is out of range and Van Beethoven settles back down.
Gump throws an overhand right that lands on Van Beethoven 's shoulder, as Van Beethoven tries to avoid the shot.
Gump throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Van Beethoven moves into the clinch.
Gump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Beethoven tries to work over Gump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump prevents a body shot from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Van Beethoven manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wolfgang Van Beethoven will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Van Beethoven 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Beethoven , as that shot connected.
Gump waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven wants to slow Gump down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Beethoven blocks a head kick by Gump.
Gump throws a right hand that misses
letting Van Beethoven counter with a right hand.
Van Beethoven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gump moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gump checks a leg kick.
Van Beethoven feints and then cracks Gump's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gump down.
Gump bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Beethoven 's head.
Gump throws a leg kick but Van Beethoven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Beethoven moves away from the strike by Gump.
Van Beethoven has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gump scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Nice jab there from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gump throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beethoven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gump.
Van Beethoven moves out of range as Gump strikes.
Van Beethoven lands a jab to the head.
Gump takes one to the chin there.
Van Beethoven throws a shot from downtown. Gump moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gump. Van Beethoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Gump has Van Beethoven up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Beethoven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Beethoven lands a nice uppercut.
Van Beethoven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gumps head.

It looks like Forest Gump has been cut.

Gump breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Beethoven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gump has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Beethoven is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Van Beethoven . Beautiful body shot.
Gump misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven loads up on a big right hand but Gump slips the punch.
Gump misses with an uppercut
and Van Beethoven counters with a good low kick that Gump was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Beethoven throws a low kick, looking for Gump's leg but Gump calmly moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Beethoven .
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Beethoven darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Beethoven wants to clinch.
Gump swings for the body but Van Beethoven moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Van Beethoven - just one landing.

Gump closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gump tries to break the clinch but Van Beethoven is controlling the position.
Gump is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Beethoven has double underhooks.
Gump displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Beethoven up against the cage.
Van Beethoven lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Beethoven stalling against the cage.
Van Beethoven cracks Gump with a nice body shot.
Van Beethoven scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Van Beethoven to work.
Gump's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Beethoven is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Van Beethoven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Gump.

Van Beethoven closes the distance and clinches.
Van Beethoven lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Beethoven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Beethoven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Beethoven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gump can't break the clinch.
Van Beethoven tries a body shot but Gump blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump misses with some punches.
Gump blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Van Beethoven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gump drops his hands momentarily and Van Beethoven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gump takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gump just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Beethoven looks to score with a jab to the body but Gump is just out of range.
Gump throws a jab when Van Beethoven was well out of range.
Van Beethoven connects with a solid leg kick.
Gump slips a straight right by Van Beethoven .
Gump throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Beethoven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Beethoven connects with a crisp jab.
Gump tries to clinch up
and Van Beethoven counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Beethoven scores with a body shot.
Van Beethoven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Beethoven stuns Gump with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beethoven uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gump has time to react.

Van Beethoven moves into the clinch.
Van Beethoven lands with a right to the head.
Van Beethoven lands an uppercut.
Gump lands with a left to the head.
Gump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Beethoven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Beethoven .

Van Beethoven manages to break the clinch.
Van Beethoven connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Van Beethoven catches Gump right on the button with a cross.

Gump is rocked!
Gump stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Beethoven .
Oh Gump is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Beethoven cracks Gump with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gump falls to his knees and Van Beethoven doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
Post fight, Wolfgang Van Beethoven took to the microphone: 'Thank you thank you! You were a wonderful audience! '.