PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hux Flux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield's entrance music is Harvester of Sorrow. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Hetfield
vs
Flux

197 cm
23
282 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

184 cm
23
280 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Core Tokyo
MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hux Flux!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flux fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James Hetfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hux Flux.
Flux shoots in and drives through. Hetfield sprawls well.
Hetfield jabs Flux right on the nose. Flux blinks but takes it well.
Hetfield tests Flux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flux shoots in looking for a takedown but Hetfield manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Flux tests Hetfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hetfield slaps away a takedown attempt from Flux, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flux shoots for a takedown but Hetfield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Flux looks gassed!
Flux shoots in and drives through. Hetfield sprawls well.
Flux shoots in for a double leg but Hetfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Flux gets tackled into the ropes by Hetfield. Hetfield maintains the clinch.
Flux is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hetfield pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield landing knees to the head.
Hetfield scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hetfield obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flux takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Hux Flux has been cut.
Hetfield lands a knee to the head.
Flux takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Hetfield.
Hetfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Hetfield.
Hetfield working Flux over with knees to the body.
Hetfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flux's defenses.
Hetfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hetfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hetfield lands a knee to the head.
Flux takes an elbow to the temple.
Hetfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hetfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flux's defenses.
Hetfield landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hetfield.

Flux is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield lands an elbow inside that Flux shrugs off.
Flux is still on wobbly legs! Can Hetfield finish him?
A knee to the head by Hetfield.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hetfield.
Hetfield creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Flux! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Hetfield.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hetfield!
James Hetfield retains his heavyweight title!