PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kimble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spartacus Thracian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimble comes to the cage accompanied by Terminator Theme Song. Thracian has chosen Gladiators we are free as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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.

Kimble
vs
Thracian

210 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Kimble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spartacus Thracian!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimble lands the left hand.
Kimble throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kimble moves to clinch but Thracian breaks away
and Thracian counters with a nice uppercut.

Thracian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kimble!
Thracian working Kimble over with strikes here.
Thracian prevents Kimble from getting the reversal.
Thracian punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like John Kimble has been cut.
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!
Thracian landing shots from mount.
Thracian unloads with some shots from mount but Kimble bucks and avoids them well.
Kimble blocking the ground and pound.
Kimble blocking the ground and pound.
Thracian with a couple of short strikes.
Thracian throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thracian landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Thracian there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Thracian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kimble?
Thracian throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thracian working Kimble over with strikes here.

John Kimble's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thracian avoids the attempt from Kimble to control.
Thracian postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Kimble out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Thracian goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Spartacus Thracian! Spartacus Thracian retains his heavyweight title!