PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Broffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Foreman
vs
Broffy

200 cm
21
275 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

198 cm
31
265 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Broffy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broffy fails with a takedown attempt.
Foreman takes a swing at Broffy's ribcage but misses.
Broffy throws a shot from downtown. Foreman moves away and avoids it.
Broffy dodges the punch combination from Foreman.
Broffy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Broffy throws a hook but Foreman avoids it easily.

Broffy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Broffy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Foreman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Broffy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Broffy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Broffy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Broffy slips a nice elbow through Foreman's hands, connecting with Foreman's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Broffy.
Broffy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Broffy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Broffy is nestled in close to Foreman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Broffy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Broffy prevents Foreman from standing back up.
Foreman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Broffy.
Broffy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Broffy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Broffy thows a huge punch but Foreman dodges it nicely.
Foreman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Broffy.
Broffy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Broffy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Broffy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Broffy.
Broffy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Foreman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foreman tries to get out of the position.
Broffy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Foreman's head.
Foreman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Broffy.
Broffy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Foreman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Broffy working over Foreman with some ground and pound. Foreman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Broffy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Foreman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Broffy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Foreman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Foreman taking some punishment here, with Broffy in his half guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Broffy is looking for a kimura here.
Foreman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Broffy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Broffy.
Broffy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Broffy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Foreman defends it well.
Broffy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foreman defending well though.

Broffy seems to be looking for submissions.
Foreman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Broffy on the ground.
Broffy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Foreman's head.

Broffy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Foreman has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broffy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Foreman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Broffy.
Broffy thows a huge punch but Foreman dodges it nicely.

Broffy is working for a kimura but Foreman is defending it quite comfortably.

Broffy is trying to work for a kimura but Foreman is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Broffy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Foreman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Broffy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Broffy.
Foreman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Foreman wants it to stay on the feet.
Foreman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Broffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Foreman.
Broffy lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Foreman misses.
Broffy shoots in and drives through. Foreman sprawls well.
George Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Broffy.
Broffy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Foreman tries to avoid it but Broffy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Foreman to the ground. Foreman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Craig Broffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
Broffy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Broffy shoots in looking for a takedown. Foreman tries to sprawl out of it but Broffy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foreman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Broffy fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broffy shoots in but Foreman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Broffy fails to land the takedown.
Broffy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foreman.
Foreman with a nice cross.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Broffy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Broffy ducks under a wild hook from Foreman.
Foreman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broffy.
Foreman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Broffy shoots for a takedown but Foreman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Broffy is breathing heavily.
Broffy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foreman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foreman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foreman punishes Broffy's body with a nice straight punch.
Foreman tests Broffy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
George Foreman is winning the standup battle so far.
Foreman looks to score with a jab to the body but Broffy is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broffy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Broffy backs away from a small jab... but Foreman lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Broffy crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Foreman with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). George Foreman!
Our winner, George Foreman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.