PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kryten Mechanoid (ranked 2225 p4p, 2028 weight class) and Devyn Howell (ranked 263 p4p, 247 weight class). Mechanoid kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's Cold Outside. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mechanoid
vs
Howell

195 cm
26
255
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
26
265
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kryten Mechanoid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devyn Howell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mechanoid shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Howell is trying to defend but Mechanoid finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Howell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mechanoid content to control rather than advance.
Howell 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.
Howell wants to get back to full guard.
Howell keeps trying to improve his position.
Mechanoid is looking to stall here but Howell recovers full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mechanoid's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mechanoid postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mechanoid definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mechanoid has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mechanoid landing some decent shots from guard.

Mechanoid got a little sloppy there for a moment and Howell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mechanoid has managed to get both his arms back between Howell's legs - danger averted.
Mechanoid postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Howell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mechanoid looking to pass the guard.
Mechanoid wants to control from the top but Howell keeps moving.
Mechanoid pushing down on Howell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Howell trying to control but Mechanoid postures up.

Howell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mechanoid frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mechanoid lands a big shot there that rocks Howell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mechanoid lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Howell hang on?

It looks like Devyn Howell has been cut.
Mechanoid with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mechanoid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Howell is looking to escape.
Mechanoid cracks Howell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mechanoid cracks Howell with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kryten Mechanoid!
An out of breath Kryten Mechanoid thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.