PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gumption (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and HL Mencken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mencken is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Circle Jerks - Question Authority. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gumption
vs
Mencken

192 cm
23
260 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
265 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Anarchy Clothing
KnockOut

King of Fists

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 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumption misses with a shot to the body
and Gumption takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gumption throws a chopping leg kick but Mencken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sloppy strikes from Gumption. Those never looked like landing.
Mencken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gumption.
Mencken connects with a looping right hand.
HL Mencken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gumption displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mencken throws out the jab.
Mencken throws a right hand that Gumption ducks under and follows up with a left that Gumption also avoids with ease.
Gumption appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gumption misses with a straight left.
A solid body kick from Gumption.
Gumption throws a solid leg kick but Mencken takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gumption.
Gumption misses with a body shot.
Gumption looks to land a body kick but Mencken moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mencken. Gumption does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mencken has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mencken just misses with a punch to the body.
Mencken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mencken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gumption lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mencken backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mencken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gumption was well out of range. Poor timing from Mencken.
Gumption looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mencken connects with a body shot.
Gumption changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken avoids the body shot from Gumption.
Mencken lands with a shot to the body.
Mencken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gumption takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mencken lunges at Gumption with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gumption's hand.
Gumption slips under a jab from Mencken.
Gumption throws a series of punches but Mencken moves out of range.
Gumption tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mencken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gumption is looking to wear down Mencken with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gumption takes a swing at Mencken's ribcage but misses.
Mencken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gumption lands a nice looking body shot.
Gumption walks into a jab.
Mencken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mencken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gumption. Gumption obviously looking to wear him down.
Gumption defending well as Mencken loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mencken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gumption moves out of range as Mencken strikes.
Gumption tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mencken was well out of range. Poor timing from Gumption.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mencken. Gumption does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mencken scores with a decent looking hook.
Mencken punishes Gumption's body with a nice straight punch.
Mencken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gumption with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gumption pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gumption connects with a jab.
Mencken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mencken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gumption moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mencken misses with a body punch
and Gumption counters with a series of strikes. Mencken will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gumption getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gumption misses with a body shot.
Gumption lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gumption connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mencken slips a jab and a cross from Gumption.
Gumption throws a head kick but Mencken moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gumption.
Gumption scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mencken misses with a wild body shot.
Gumption wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mencken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Mencken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Mencken backs away, Gumption returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gumption throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch lands to the side of Gumption 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mencken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mencken scores with a decent looking hook.
Gumption looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gumption walks into a stiff left hand from Mencken.
Gumption takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mencken throws a body punch but Gumption moves out of range.
Gumption throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mencken lands a two punch combo.
Gumption takes one to the chin there.
Mencken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mencken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gumption throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mencken jabs at Gumption's body.
Mencken avoids the head kick by Gumption.
Mencken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gumption misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Mencken lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gumption doesn't seem phased though.
Gumption uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mencken.
Mencken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gumption.
Gumption misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Mencken to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Mencken misses.
Gumption throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gumption ducks under a wild hook from Mencken.
Gumption pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mencken throws a body punch but Gumption moves out of range.
It looked like Gumption was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mencken.
Mencken swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gumption.
Mencken throws out a counter right but Gumption avoids it with no problem.
Mencken is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gumption had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gumption tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gumption throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mencken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mencken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but HL Mencken will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gumption lands a jab.
Gumption avoids the body shot from Mencken.
Gumption misses with an uppercut.
Gumption swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mencken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gumption lands a front kick.
Mencken paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gumption rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mencken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gumption throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mencken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gumption moves away.
Gumption misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Mencken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumption misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for Mencken.
Mencken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gumption.
A slow jab from Mencken misses its intended target.
Gumption feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mencken's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gumption swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken misses with a lunging right hand
and Gumption counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Mencken misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Mencken blocks the low kick.
Mencken now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
HL Mencken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gumption bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gumption takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mencken throws a shot to the body.
Mencken looks to land a right hand but Gumption moved out of range.
Gumption throws a big counter combination but Mencken scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gumption moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mencken connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mencken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gumption manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Mencken instigates a clinch.
Mencken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gumption tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gumption throws a head punch that misses.
Gumption lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mencken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gumptions head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gumption throws a punch but it's blocked by Mencken.
Gumption goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gumption misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gumption.
Mencken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gumption fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A body shot lands from Mencken.
Mencken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gumptions head.
Mencken has a couple of punches blocked by Gumption.
Mencken swings wildly with an uppercut but Gumption uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gumption misses with some punches.
Gumption blocking some punches.
Gumption lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gumption lands a left hand.
Gumption goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mencken misses with a body punch.
Mencken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Mencken.
Gumption pushes Mencken back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gumption prevents a body shot from Mencken.
Gumption makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken misses with some punches.
Gumption blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mencken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gumption lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mencken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mencken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gumption lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mencken backwards.
Gumption tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Gumption to work.
Gumption lands an uppercut.
Gumption misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Gumption.

It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
Gumption prevents a body shot from Mencken.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gumption creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gumption struggles to land a body shot inside as Mencken controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Mencken.
Mencken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gumption.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumption working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Mencken.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mencken works on Gumption's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mencken lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mencken tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Mencken back against the cage.
Bubba Gumption has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mencken tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Mencken back against the cage.
Mencken misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Mencken.
Mencken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mencken working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mencken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mencken tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Mencken back against the cage.
Mencken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mencken blocking some punches.
A short right from Mencken on the inside.
Mencken lands a hook that snaps the head of Gumption backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gumption prevents a body shot from Mencken.
Mencken lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but HL Mencken will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on HL Mencken's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gumption slips under a jab from Mencken.
Gumption throws the left hand but Mencken avoids the punch easily.
Gumption connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mencken misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Gumption was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mencken scores with a jab to the body.
Mencken jabs at Gumption's body.
Mencken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gumption moves away.
Gumption throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mencken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gumption uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mencken.
Gumption keeps the fight on the outside.
Mencken misses with an uppercut.
Gumption was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mencken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumption throws a nice looking combination but Mencken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mencken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Mencken rushes Gumption and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Mencken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mencken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gumption working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumption working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gumption blocking some punches.
Gumption blocks a body shot from Mencken.
Gumption working aggressively here.
Gumption tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gumption lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gumption misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mencken as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gumption tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mencken's elbow.
Mencken struggles to land a body shot inside as Gumption controls his hands.
Gumption doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mencken works on Gumption's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mencken.
Mencken scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mencken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Mencken on the inside.

Mencken drops Gumption onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gumption is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Gumption is rocked!
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!
Mencken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Gumption is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mencken pushes Gumption back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mencken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gumption seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Mencken on the inside.
Mencken tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Mencken back against the cage.
Mencken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mencken lands a shoulder strike.
Gumption tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mencken lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Mencken as the two fighters clinch.
Mencken scores with a shot to the side of Gumption's head.
Mencken pushes Gumption against the cage. Mencken is working some dirty boxing. Mencken pushes off with a quick right hook! Gumption goes down! Gumption tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mencken moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). HL Mencken!
HL Mencken is the new super heavyweight champion!
HL Mencken very nearly forgot to thank King of Fists amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Bubba Gumption stepped up to the mic, saying 'I need to go back to the fishin boat and train some more! Eat more shrimp! Then - I will get my title back.'.