PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feodore Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palmer Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer Ward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sabre
vs
Ward

195 cm
23
290 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

215 cm
22
309 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Feodore Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Palmer Ward!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre misses with a body shot.
Ward looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Sabre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sabre throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ward tries to clinch up but Sabre circles away and keeps his distance.
Ward checks a leg kick nicely.
Sabre stuns Ward with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Sabre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sabre working the head and body with strikes.
Sabre controls the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ward can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ward taking a bit of punishment here - Sabre scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
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!
Sabre advances to mount.
Sabre looking to finish Ward with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ward!
Sabre landing strikes from the mount.
Sabre content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sabre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ward hang on?
Sabre is landing with some decent strikes but Ward is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ward wants to hold on but Sabre pushes him away.
Sabre controlling the pace for now.
Sabre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sabre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sabre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sabre content just to control the position here.
Sabre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ward's face.
Sabre lands a big shot there that rocks Ward but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sabre unloading with bombs!
Sabre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sabre scoring with strikes but Ward is staying in there.
Sabre controlling the pace for now.
Sabre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Ward is rocked!

It looks like Palmer Ward has been cut.
Sabre loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ward scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sabre land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sabre stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feodore Sabre!