PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helge Fossmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaga Shura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fossmo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Helge Fossmo predikar. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shura's choice of entrance music: Marching Mountains Theme. Yaga Shura is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fossmo
vs
Shura

203 cm
21
298 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

206 cm
21
287 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Helge Fossmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yaga Shura!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Fossmo misses.
Shura stuffs the takedown attempt from Fossmo. Fossmo gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Shura.
Fossmo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shura lands with a kick to the temple. Fossmo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Helge Fossmo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shura thumps Fossmo with a low kick.
Fossmo misses with a takedown attempt
and Shura counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helge Fossmo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fossmo is breathing heavily.
Fossmo misses with a takedown
and Shura counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Shura.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shura. That's going to slow Fossmo down.
Fossmo ducks right into an uppercut from Shura.
Fossmo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fossmo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shura tries to clinch but Fossmo is having none of it.
That kick from Shura tenderised Fossmo's leg. Fossmo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Shura has closed the distance and engaged Fossmo in a clinch.
Shura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fossmo tries to pull guard but Shura forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shura misses with some punches.
Shura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shura swings wildly with an uppercut but Fossmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fossmo.
Fossmo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shura tries a knee to the head but Fossmo blocks it.
Shura throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shura cracks Fossmo with a nice body shot.
Shura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shura just leaning against Fossmo, taking a breather.
Shura lands a good knee to the midsection. Fossmo won't want to take too many of those.
Shura crunches a lovely knee into Fossmo's ribcage.
Fossmo blocks a body shot from Shura.
Shura lands a knee to the body.
Shura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shura lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shura presses Fossmo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shura.
Shura lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shura scores with a shoulder strike.
Shura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shura with a knee to the head.
Shura misses with a knee strike.
Shura crunches a lovely knee into Fossmo's ribcage.
Shura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fossmo blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fossmo blocks a body shot from Shura.
Shura controlling the action here for a moment.
Fossmo tries to pull guard but Shura forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shura lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fossmo blocks it with crossed arms.
Shura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaga Shura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helge Fossmo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fossmo shoots in for a takedown but Shura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shura!
Nice straight punches there by Shura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shura.
Shura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fossmo. That did some damage!
Shura lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fossmo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shura - the referee stops the clock and Fossmo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shura. Fossmo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Shura clinches.
Shura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shura pushes Fossmo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shura jerks Fossmo's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Fossmo drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Shura goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Shura because Fossmo was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Yaga Shura!
Yaga Shura gave a mention to Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).