PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everest Frank (ranked 2378 p4p, 2839 weight class) and Liam Reem (ranked 78 p4p, 33 weight class). Reem has chosen Daft Punk - Robot Rock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Everest Frank has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Frank
vs
Reem

212 cm
25
283
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
PWNAGE

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everest Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Reem!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Frank.
Frank trying to control the position but Reem is working away.
Frank misses with the ground and pound.
Reem parries the strikes from Frank easily there. Frank is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Reem to escape.
Reem looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reem is letting Frank control him for a moment.
Frank throws a strike aimed at the side of Reem's head but Reem avoids it well.
Frank throws a strike aimed at the side of Reem's head but Reem avoids it well.
Frank wants to control but Reem is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reem defending against the ground and pound.
Frank cracks Reem with a big elbow.
Frank scoring with punches and elbows.
Frank trying to control the action but Reem is working from the bottom.
Frank working the ground and pound.
Frank tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Frank cracks Reem with a big right hand but Reem just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Frank working the ground and pound from side control.
Reem avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Frank.
Reem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frank. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reem is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank is chipping away with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reem can do anything to dispel that myth.
Frank working the ground and pound.
Frank trying to control the position but Reem is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Frank landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Reem's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Frank throws an elbow but Reem slips to the side and avoids it well.
Reem tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Frank.
Reem on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Frank is working Reem over with some ground and pound from side control.

Reem is rocked!
Check out the look on Frank's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reem is still in real trouble! Can Frank finish him?
Frank trying to control the position but Reem is working away.
A big shot lands for Frank! That's hurt Reem! Will he recover? Frank fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Everest Frank!
Our winner, Everest Frank, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.