PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soulja Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Giant has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Boy
vs
Giant

225 cm
19
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 - 1, fighting out of London, Soulja Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Giant!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant dives in and grabs Boy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boy pushes down on Giant's head and hops out.

Giant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boy is controlling Giant's trapped leg to prevent Giant from advancing to side control.
Boy trying to control from the bottom.
Giant trying to control from half guard but Boy is working away.
Boy is trying to control but can't.
Giant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boy is looking to control Giant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boy avoid being mounted?
Boy is staying active underneath Giant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Boy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Giant was covering up waiting for the punch and Boy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Giant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Giant is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Giant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Giant looking for a sweep. Not yet Giant, not yet.
Giant is trying to control the position but Boy postures up.
Giant wants to sweep but no luck.
Boy trying to control but Giant is working from the bottom.
Boy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Giant shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boy is trying to defend but Giant finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to get back to full guard.
Giant looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Giant is trying to work for a kimura but Boy is defending well.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Giant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.
It looks like Giant is going to stand back up.
Boy is trying to stand up here but Giant is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant wants to pass to mount but Boy is defending the position.
Giant prevents Boy from improving his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giant as he avoids it easily.
Andre Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Giant feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Giant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Giant decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boy, up you get!

Giant scores with a takedown into Boy's guard.
Giant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Boy wants to sweep here but Giant controlling him for the moment.
Giant wants to stand but Boy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boy working a defensive guard here.
Giant slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Giant dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Giant gets the takedown into side control.
Boy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boy is staying active underneath Giant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Giant is taking a breather. Boy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Giant is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy tries to get to full guard but Giant has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Giant is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Giant lands strikes from half guard.
Giant trying to control the action but Boy is working from the bottom.
Giant trying to mount his opponent but Boy defends it.
Boy tries to get to full guard but Giant has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Giant decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Giant trying to mount his opponent but Boy defends it.
Giant slips a nice elbow through Boy's hands, connecting with Boy's forehead.
Giant is taking a breather. Boy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Giant is trying to control. Boy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Giant working over Boy with some ground and pound. Boy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Giant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant drops an elbow to the side of Boy's head.
Andre Giant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Giant is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Giant is looking to advance position but Boy won't allow it.
Boy tries to get to full guard but Giant has control of the leg.
Giant is nestled in close to Boy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like Giant is going to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Giant winds up and cracks Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Giant is trying to control the action in half guard but Boy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Giant looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boy is staying active underneath Giant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boy pushes Giant off looking to stand but Giant dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Giant.
Boy wants to improve his position but Giant is controlling well.
Boy is refusing to be controlled, as Giant sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Giant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Giant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Giant showed some decent athleticism there.
Boy is doing well to control the position and prevent Giant from advancing to side control.
Giant prevents Boy from improving his position.
Boy is staying active underneath Giant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boy taking some punishment here, with Giant in his half guard.
Boy is staying active underneath Giant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giant is nestled in close to Boy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is trying to get back to full guard.
Giant wants to control but Boy is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Giant lands a nice short elbow.
Boy is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy is staying active underneath Giant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Giant shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Giant looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boy is refusing to be controlled, as Giant sits in half guard.
Giant not doing much here.
Giant wants to stand but Boy has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant wants to take a breather but Boy is having none of it.
Boy wants to improve his position but Giant is controlling well.
Giant not doing much here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Giant shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Giant wants to control but Boy is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to control but Giant postures up.
Giant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boy is refusing to be controlled, as Giant sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Giant.
Giant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.
Soulja Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre Giant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Giant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giant has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Giant!