PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manager Yanic (ranked 4299 p4p, 97 weight class) and Dreamiest Panda (ranked 5425 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Yanic
vs
Panda

172 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manager Yanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dreamiest Panda!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yanic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yanic lands in his opponent's guard.
Panda should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Panda keeping moving, preventing Yanic from controlling successfully.
Panda thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Panda looking for a sweep. Not yet Panda, not yet.
Panda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yanic trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
Yanic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yanic wants to control but Panda is keeping him busy.
Yanic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Panda to see if he's OK.
Panda is trying to get back to half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Panda has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Yanic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yanic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Panda is looking for a sweep.
Panda keeps trying to improve his position.
Yanic grinds an elbow into Panda's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yanic lands a nice forearm strike.
Yanic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Panda is looking to regain half guard here but Yanic keeps moving and retains side control.
Yanic is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panda manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yanic's best efforts.
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yanic is keen to just control but Panda is a slippery customer.
Yanic lands with a punch from half guard.
Yanic is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panda taking some punishment here, with Yanic in his half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Panda works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yanic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yanic wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Panda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yanic is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanic wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Yanic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Panda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yanic is one step ahead there.
Yanic works over Panda with some ground and pound from guard.
Yanic tries to free his leg and advance position but Panda is retaining full guard.
Yanic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Panda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yanic manages to get himself to full guard.

Yanic controls Panda momentarily but Panda frees himself.

Yanic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Panda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yanic's head.
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!
Panda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Panda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanic can't keep his opponent in guard - Panda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Panda thows a huge punch but Yanic dodges it nicely.
Panda working the head and body with strikes.
Yanic is trying to maintain the position but Panda is very close to passing his half guard.
Panda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Panda wants to pass the guard but Yanic is defending well.
Panda is thwarting Yanic's attempts to control the position.
Panda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yanic is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Panda.
Panda tries to pass to full mount but Yanic defends it.
Yanic is looking for a sweep. Panda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yanic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Panda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Panda's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanic controlling well, preventing Panda from escaping the position.
Yanic lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Panda turns into Yanic and is now in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda stands up over Yanic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Panda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Panda is looking to work some ground and pound but Yanic has wrist control.
Yanic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Panda stands and throws Yanic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yanic defending against the ground and pound.
Panda working the ground and pound.
Panda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Panda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Panda works to advance to full mount. Yanic defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Panda with a couple of short strikes.
Yanic gets back to half guard.
Yanic is looking to improve his position.
Yanic is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Panda there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Panda there.
Yanic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yanic trying to control but Panda postures up.
Yanic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Panda is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Panda lands with a punch from half guard.
Yanic wants to get back to full guard.
Panda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yanic's head.
Yanic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yanic tries to get out of the position.
Panda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yanic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Panda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yanic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Panda is working away from the top position though.
Yanic tries to roll over but Panda keeps him under control.
Panda is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Panda raining down shots from the mount!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Panda landing strikes from the mount and Yanic is in trouble!
Yanic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda lands a big shot there that rocks Yanic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Yanic is rocked!
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Panda has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
A big strike lands for Panda! That's really hurt Yanic and he's turned his back - Panda keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Panda jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dreamiest Panda!