PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Wank (ranked 7599 p4p, 7194 weight class) and Tomas Hric (ranked 640 p4p, 626 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Wank
vs
Hric

225 cm
19
205
4 - 7 - 0

205 cm
19
208
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Wank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomas Hric!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hric lands with an uppercut that bounces Wank off the cage and back into range.
Hric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hric cracks Wank with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Hric as Wank shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hric! But no joy.

Wank shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hric's guard.

Hric manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wank shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hric manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hric is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wank is controlling him.
Wank has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wank wants to pass the guard but Hric is keeping the position.
Wank throws a strike but Hric rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wank trying to strike off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hric gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hric misses with a double jab

and Wank counters with a takedown into side control.

Hric throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hric lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Wank closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wank lands in his opponent's guard.

Hric pushes Wank off and gets back to his feet.
Hric lands with a straight right. Wank didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wank with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hric to score with a decent uppercut.
Wank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hric lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hric lands a hook that stumbles Wank back into the cage. Hric follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Wank to the canvas! Hric pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Wank has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tomas Hric!