PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Da Giant is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Viking
vs
Giant

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Da Giant!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Viking shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Viking was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Viking with a couple of short strikes.
Viking with good strikes from the mount here!
Viking is landing with some decent strikes but Giant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viking avoids the attempt from Giant to control.
Viking fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Giant is trying to stand.
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.
Viking trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Viking avoids the attempt from Giant to control.
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.
Viking landing strikes from the mount and Giant is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant tries to buck Viking off but he can't manage it.
Giant looks gassed!
Giant is in a horrible position here. Viking smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Viking content just to control the position here.
Viking 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.
Viking lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Viking is landing with some decent strikes but Giant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Viking lands a big shot there that rocks Giant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viking landing strikes, looking to finish!
Viking controlling the position easily from mount.
Viking lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Giant?
Viking lands a big elbow.
Viking lands a big elbow.
Viking is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Viking landing shots from mount.
Viking looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Viking.
Viking fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Giant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking controlling from mount.
Giant wants to get back to his feet.
Giant really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Giant in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Viking.
Viking punishing his opponent with strikes.
Viking is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Giant can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking lands a big elbow.
Viking avoids the attempt from Giant to control.
Viking with the ground and pound from mount.
Giant tries to hold on but Viking postures up.
Viking lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Viking has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Giant's face.
Viking scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Giant tries to hold on but Viking pushes him away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Giant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Giant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Viking unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Viking cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Giant taking shots to the head.
Giant tries to lock up and control but Viking gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Viking landing punches.
Viking landing strikes from the mount.
Viking trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Viking landing punches.
Giant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Giant working to try and regain half guard.
Viking lands a nice shot to the head.
Giant in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Viking throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Giant is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Giant is in a horrible position here. Viking smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Viking tries to control but Giant wriggling away.
Viking lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Giant regains half guard.
Viking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Giant's head.
Giant moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Viking wants to control from the top but Giant keeps moving.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Viking trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Viking postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Viking loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Viking wants to control from the top but Giant keeps moving.
Viking working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Giant wants to sweep here but Viking controlling him for the moment.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Viking passes Giant's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Giant is looking for a sweep. Viking is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Viking scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Giant gets full guard.
Viking looking to pass the guard.
Giant wants to stand up but Viking is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viking trying to control the position from guard on top but Giant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Viking dominated that round.
That's time! Viking's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Giant tries for a takedown but Viking circles away easily

and Viking counters with a nice double leg into side control. Giant won't be happy with that.
Viking grinds an elbow into Giant's temple.
Giant tries to buck Viking off but Viking is having none of it.
Viking moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Giant is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Viking's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Giant to see if he's OK.
Viking wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giant keeps working.
Giant is trying to get back to half guard.
Viking lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Giant down.
Check out the look on Viking's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brock Viking overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Viking is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Giant's shoulder. That is not cool.
Viking working away.
Giant takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Viking's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Giant is working to avoid the ground and pound but Viking connects with a decent elbow.
Viking working away.
Giant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Viking wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Viking cracks Giant with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Giant prevents Viking from improving position.
Giant pushes Viking away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Viking gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Viking is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giant can do to turn this around?
Viking working away.
Viking landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Viking works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant gets back to half guard.
Giant is staying active underneath Viking, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Giant moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Viking stops Giant from standing up.
Viking with a flurry of punches that miss.
Viking preventing the sweep.

Giant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Viking is aware though and is defending well.
Giant keeping moving, preventing Viking from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Giant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Giant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Viking preventing the sweep.
Giant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Viking's guard.
Giant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Viking swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giant won't allow Viking to sweep him here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Giant trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
Giant is looking to stand up but Viking won't let him.
Giant trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Da Giant has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Giant has his takedown stuffed

and Viking counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Viking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Viking is trying to control. Giant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Viking wants to free his trapped foot but Giant is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Viking moves nicely into side control.
Viking connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Giant some visible discomfort.
Viking working the ground and pound.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Giant is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Viking's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Viking 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.
Viking drops an elbow to the side of Giant's head.
Viking lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Giant is looking to improve his position.
Giant trying to control here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Giant is looking to improve his position.
Giant has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Viking is working away from the top position though.
Da Giant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viking is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Giant is looking for a sweep. Viking is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Viking trying to control from half guard but Giant is working away.
Nice strikes from Viking there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Giant looks like he's trying to stand up.
Giant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Viking scores with a couple of nice shots.

Giant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Viking 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.

Giant is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Viking pulls his head out easily.
Viking is keen to just control but Giant is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Viking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Viking has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Brock Viking!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Brock Viking!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Brock Viking!

Brock Viking wins by unanimous decision!