PBP Commentary

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

Great
vs
Bloonkers

200 cm
23
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

207 cm
30
270 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barbie Bloonkers!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bloonkers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Great is refusing to be controlled, as Bloonkers sits in half guard.

Bloonkers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Great is just riding it out for now. Bloonkers eventually gives up the hold.

Great looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Great actively working from the bottom here.
Bloonkers is trying to control the action in half guard but Great is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great wants to control but Bloonkers is keeping busy.

Great actively working from the bottom here.

Bloonkers is looking for a kimura but Great is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bloonkers to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bloonkers lands a nice short elbow.
Great is not content to let Bloonkers control the position.
Great is looking to improve his position.
Bloonkers is stalling here. Great is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bloonkers seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Great has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Great tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Great tries for a kimura but Bloonkers is defending well.
Bloonkers struggling a bit here.
Bloonkers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Great tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Great working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Great tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Great has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bloonkers is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloonkers regains half guard there - taking advantage of Great's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bloonkers pushes Great off looking to stand but Great dives back in and keeps control.
Bloonkers felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bloonkers trying to control from the bottom.
Great stops Bloonkers from getting back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Great's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Great tries to pass to full mount but Bloonkers defends it.

Great is working for a submission of some sort.

Great is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Great dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bloonkers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bloonkers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Great kicks off Bloonkers and gets to his feet.
Great blocks the body kick.
Great scores with a body shot.

Bloonkers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bloonkers lands in his opponent's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Great manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bloonkers breaks the clinch.
Great jabs at Bloonkers's body.
Bloonkers throws a body kick that misses.
As Bloonkers looks to move away, Great throws a big counter combo but Bloonkers just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bloonkers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bloonkers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Great has hold of Bloonkers's hands but Bloonkers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Bloonkers wants to work for an arm triangle but Great is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Great is looking for a sweep. Bloonkers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Great trying to get back to full guard but Bloonkers takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bloonkers controlling the position easily from mount.
Great is squirming around, avoiding Bloonkers's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great wants to control but Bloonkers is having none of it.
Great manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bloonkers prevents Great from improving his position.
Bloonkers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bloonkers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Great looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Great looking for submissions off his back.
Great wants to get back to full guard.

Great is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bloonkers pulls his head out easily.
Great is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bloonkers content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Let's hope that Bloonkers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Great tries to get to full guard but Bloonkers has control of the leg.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Great looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bloonkers trying to control the action but Great is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barbie Bloonkers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloonkers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bloonkers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cyrus Great will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Great is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloonkers.
Decent striking displayed by Great there.

It looks like Barbie Bloonkers has been cut.
Great dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bloonkers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Great counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bloonkers tries to land a body kick
and Great counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Great feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bloonkerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick from Bloonkers misses
and Great counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloonkers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Great.
Bloonkers wants to land a leg kick but Great is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloonkers lands a high kick!
Bloonkers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Bloonkers!
A head kick by Bloonkers misses
and Great counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloonkers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Great to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloonkers looks to land a body kick but Great moved away.
Great swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bloonkers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Great misses with a looping right.
Bloonkers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Great throws an overhand right that lands on Bloonkers's shoulder, as Bloonkers tries to avoid the shot.
Bloonkers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloonkers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bloonkers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Great counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bloonkers misses with the body kick
letting Great counter with a right hand.
Bloonkers throws a right and a left that Great avoids nicely.
Great misses with a looping left.
Bloonkers throws a front kick aimed at Great's knee but Great avoids it well.
Great appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bloonkers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bloonkers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Great throws Bloonkers to one side and escapes!
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!
Bloonkers throws a head kick that misses.
Great lands with a nice combination. Bloonkers backs away looking to recover.

Bloonkers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Great is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bloonkers pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Great has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bloonkers is on him like a limpet, forcing Great back against the cage.
Great tries to pull guard but Bloonkers won't allow it.
Great fails to pull guard.

Great ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Great no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Great working for a triangle but Bloonkers defends it easily.
Great looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bloonkers is one step ahead there.
Cyrus Great overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bloonkers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloonkers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bloonkers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bloonkers wants to control from the top but Great keeps moving.
Barbie Bloonkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloonkers distracts Great with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Great preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Great has his foot on Bloonkers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bloonkers works his way back into a safe position though.
Bloonkers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cyrus Great is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bloonkers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Great is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Great showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Great has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Great!
During a confident post fight interview, Cyrus Great thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Barbie Bloonkers was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm gay.'.