PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claymore Longshanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurie Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Longshanks
vs
Fry

193 cm
32
280 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

190 cm
24
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claymore Longshanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurie Fry!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fry shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Longshanks is trying to defend but Fry finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are battling for position here. Longshanks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Longshanks pulls Fry in to control the position.

Fry gets to his feet - Longshanks follows without any prompting.
Longshanks misses with a body shot

and Fry moves into the clinch.
Longshanks misses with a body punch.
Fry jumps guard but Longshanks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Longshanks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longshanks working aggressively here.
Longshanks gets through Fry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fry tries to break free but Longshanks pushes him back against the cage.

Longshanks breaks the clinch.
Longshanks connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longshanks lands the left hand.

It looks like Laurie Fry has been cut.
Longshanks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fry's head backwards.
Fry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longshanks.
Longshanks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Longshanks throws out the jab.
Fry tries to clinch there but Longshanks circles away.
Fry tries to clinch but Longshanks moves away
and Longshanks counters with a nice uppercut.
Claymore Longshanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Longshanks defends it well.
Fry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Longshanks moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFry.
Longshanks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Longshanks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry tries to move into range but Longshanks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Longshanks looks to land a left hand but Fry moved out of range nicely.
Claymore Longshanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Longshanks tries to keep at a distance but Fry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Longshanks tries to break free but Fry pushes him back against the cage.

Fry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Longshanks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Longshanks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Longshanks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That has opened up Laurie Fry's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Longshanks.
Longshanks throws an off balance right hand

and Fry counters by moving into the clinch.
Fry is working for takedown but Longshanks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Claymore Longshanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laurie Fry.
Fry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Longshanks walks away with a smile on his face. Fry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Longshanks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Frys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Longshanks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longshanks is looking to land body kicks.
Longshanks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A combination from Longshanks does no damage.
Longshanks lands with a cross.
Longshanks misses with a straight right.
Longshanks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fry shoots in for a takedown but Longshanks shows good takedown defense.
Fry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Longshanks.

The cut above Laurie Fry's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Longshanks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Longshanks lands with a thumping leg kick.

Fry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fry won't allow Longshanks to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longshanks keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry is fighting to break Longshanks's control of his arms but Longshanks is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Longshanks wants to sweep here but Fry controlling him for the moment.

Fry wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Longshanks's closed guard. He's half up but Longshanks has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Longshanks pivots and extends the arm, Fry falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Longshanks! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Claymore Longshanks!