PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob S Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

S Vukovic
vs
Giant

203 cm
22
302 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob S Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Giant!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic misses with a few strikes there.
Giant fails with the takedown.
Vukovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vukovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giant circles away quickly and effectively.

Vukovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vukovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Vukovic drops an elbow to the side of Giant's head.
Vukovic working over Giant with some ground and pound. Giant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vukovic 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.
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!
Vukovic is keen to just control but Giant is a slippery customer.
Vukovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Giant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vukovic.
Giant tries to get to full guard but Vukovic has control of the leg.
Vukovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic lands strikes from half guard.
Vukovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vukovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vukovic prevents Giant from improving his position.
Vukovic 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.
Giant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vukovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vukovic prevents Giant from improving his position.
Giant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Giant trying to hold on to Vukovic's head to control him but Vukovic postures up.
Vukovic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vukovic trying to mount his opponent but Giant defends it.
Vukovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Giant trying to control but Vukovic postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vukovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vukovic drops an elbow to the side of Giant's head.
Giant is looking to control Vukovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Giant avoid being mounted?
Vukovic wants to take a breather but Giant is having none of it.
Vukovic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vukovic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vukovic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Giant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vukovic throwing shots but Giant is blocking nicely.
Vukovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Giant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vukovic thows a huge punch but Giant dodges it nicely.
Vukovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic lands strikes from half guard.
Giant tries to roll over but Vukovic keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Vukovic.
Vukovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Giant looks gassed!
Vukovic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vukovic 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.
Giant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Giant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vukovic is in close to Giant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vukovic connects with a couple of short punches.
Vukovic preventing the sweep.
Vukovic scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic stopping the sweep attempt from Giant.
Vukovic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vukovic passes Giant's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vukovic working over Giant with some ground and pound. Giant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vukovic is looking to take a break and control but Giant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vukovic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vukovic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vukovic winds up and cracks Giant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vukovic connects with a nice short shot to Giant's temple.
Nice strikes from Vukovic there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob S Vukovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vukovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Giant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vukovic's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vukovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Giant has hold of Vukovic's hands but Vukovic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Giant on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Giant taking some punishment here, with Vukovic in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giant tries to get to full guard but Vukovic has control of the leg.
Giant on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vukovic lands strikes from half guard.
Vukovic working the head and body with strikes.
Giant is breathing heavily.
Vukovic passes to full mount!
Vukovic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Giant looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant is looking to improve his position but Vukovic isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
A nice elbow there by Vukovic.
Vukovic lands a nice shot to the head.
Vukovic lands with some strikes.
Vukovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vukovic landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Giant that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vukovic with the ground and pound from mount.

Giant is rocked!
Vukovic lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Giant! Vukovic sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Giant and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob S Vukovic!