PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 4450 p4p, 4941 weight class) and Yao Ming (ranked 245 p4p, 285 weight class). Yao Ming has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gilmore
vs
Ming

180 cm
18
170
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
170
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yao Ming!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gilmore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ming counters with a straight right hand.
Gilmore misses with a hook. Ming ducked under it nicely.
Ming lands a slapping body shot.
Ming throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gilmore lands a jab to Ming's midsection.
Gilmore scores with a shot to the body.

Ming gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilmore cracks Ming with a solid left hand.
Ming utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gilmore distracts Ming with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gilmore chips away with some ground and pound.
Gilmore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gilmore cracks Ming with a solid left hand.
We've been hearing that Gilmore has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore trying to control but Ming is working from the bottom.
Ming really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gilmore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ming wants to stand and escape but Gilmore is having none of it.
Gilmore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ming wants to get back to his feet but Gilmore is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gilmore working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gilmore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gilmore keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ming's head.
Gilmore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Ming is rocked!
Gilmore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gilmore slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gilmore working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ming is still in real trouble! Can Gilmore finish him?
Ming is pushing Gilmore's head away, looking to escape. Gilmore manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilmore lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ming is pushing Gilmore's head away, looking to escape. Gilmore manages to hold on to the position though.
Ming is not content to let Gilmore control the position.
Gilmore grinds an elbow into Ming's temple.
Gilmore working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ming seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore working the ground and pound.
Gilmore lands a strong strike to the head of Ming. That's dazed him! Gilmore looking to finish here. Ming is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Gilmore lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Happy Gilmore!