PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant Destroyer (ranked 4916 p4p, 5568 weight class) and Money Lover (ranked 162 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Destroyer
vs
Lover

225 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giant Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Money Lover!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Destroyer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lover napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lover tries to bench press Destroyer off him but Destroyer keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Destroyer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Destroyer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Further stalling from Destroyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lover tries to buck Destroyer off but Destroyer is having none of it.
Lover is trying to escape the position but Destroyer is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lover is trying to control Destroyer's posture but Destroyer avoids it.
Lover being controlled for a moment.
Destroyer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lover for as long as he can get away with.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Destroyer.
Lover tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lover sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Destroyer works his way into full mount!
Destroyer controlling from mount.
Lover is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Destroyer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Destroyer continues to hold on tight.
Lover tries to hold on but Destroyer postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lover really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Destroyer controlling from the full mount.
Destroyer continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Destroyer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giant Destroyer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Destroyer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lover sprawls well initially but Destroyer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Destroyer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Destroyer wants to pass the guard but Lover is defending well.
Destroyer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Destroyer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Destroyer controlling the position easily from mount.
Giant Destroyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lover is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Destroyer is stinking the place up with his stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Destroyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lover can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lover is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Destroyer controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lover manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giant Destroyer dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Destroyer gets the takedown into side control.
Destroyer is staying tight to Lover's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lover is looking for a sweep.
Lover is trying to escape the position but Destroyer is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer tries to advance to mount but Lover denies him.
Lover trying to remain calm as Destroyer controls from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lover can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer advances nicely into full mount.
Destroyer controlling the pace for now.
Lover takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lover wants to hold on but Destroyer pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer controlling the pace for now.
Destroyer avoids the attempt from Lover to control.
Destroyer controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Giant Destroyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Destroyer 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giant Destroyer!