PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Pawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borgrimdur Skalldurson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skalldurson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Krummavísur. Black Pawn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pawn
vs
Skalldurson

225 cm
27
300 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

220 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

[GTi] Divine - Drugs (Q:158+ $100)

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Pawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borgrimdur Skalldurson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skalldurson tries to clinch up.

Skalldurson moves into range and clinches up with Pawn.
Pawn wants to stall.
Pawn wants to break free but Skalldurson has control.
Skalldurson keeps control of Pawn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skalldurson looking to slow down the pace here.
Skalldurson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pawn avoids the damage to the body.
Pawn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Pawn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skalldurson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skalldurson has Pawn pressed against the ropes, preventing Pawn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skalldurson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skalldurson misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Pawn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skalldurson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pawn's efforts to push away.
Pawn is trying to force a seperation but Skalldurson has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pawn avoiding damage as Skalldurson throws knees to the body.
Pawn working hard to break the clinch.
Pawn is trying to break the clinch but Skalldurson has him pressed against the ropes.
Skalldurson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skalldurson keeps control of Pawn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Skalldurson breaks from the clinch.
Skalldurson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pawn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Pawn.
Pawn swings for the body but Skalldurson moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skalldurson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pawn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Pawn does no damage.
Skalldurson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pawn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black Pawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pawn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skalldurson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pawn.
Sloppy strikes from Pawn. Those never looked like landing.
Skalldurson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pawn to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Borgrimdur Skalldurson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pawn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Pawn does no damage.
Skalldurson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skalldurson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pawn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Skalldurson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pawn is looking to escape.

Pawn kicks off Skalldurson and gets to his feet.
Skalldurson defending well as Pawn loads up on a big left hand.
Pawn jabs Skalldurson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Skalldurson looks gassed!

Pawn cracks Skalldurson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Skalldurson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pawn finish him?

Skalldurson is rocked!
Pawn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skalldurson is still on wobbly legs! Can Pawn finish him?
Pawn works Skalldurson's body with a nice hook.
Skalldurson leaves his chin hanging out and Pawn seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Skalldurson crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Black Pawn!