PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Fish (ranked 4331 p4p, 4982 weight class) and Bong Ripper (ranked 150 p4p, 176 weight class). Fish's entrance music is Straight Ahead by PENNYWISE. A fine choice. Ripper has chosen Day dreaming fazes by KOTTONMOUTHKINGS as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fish
vs
Ripper

192 cm
25
300
1 - 2 - 0

199 cm
25
280
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bong Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish lands a jab to the nose.
Ripper moves out of range as Fish strikes.
Ripper takes a swing at Fish's ribcage but misses.
Fish throwing a counter right hand but Ripper manages to avoid it.

Ripper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fish to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ripper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fish working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fish scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ripper wants to stand and escape but Fish is having none of it.
Fish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish cracks Ripper with a solid left hand.
Fish throwing strikes but missing.
Fish is in close to Ripper's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ripper's head.
Fish throwing strikes but missing.
Fish distracts Ripper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fish throws a big right hand that misses.
Fish scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ripper wants to stand but Fish is controlling the position.
Fish working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fish not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ripper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fish controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fish postures up in Ripper's guard and throws a big left but Ripper blocks it.
Fish keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ripper's head.
Ripper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fish.
Fish scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fish connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Ripper covers up, he's hurt! Fish keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Fish and the ref steps in to end the fight! Fish can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Fish!
Our winner, Bobby Fish, 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.