PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Faulkner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Hippi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hippi's choice of entrance music: Harry Hippy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Faulkner
vs
Hippi

194 cm
24
224 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
24
213 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!)

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Faulkner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harri Hippi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hippi tries to clinch up but Faulkner circles away and keeps his distance.
Hippi fails with a takedown attempt.
Harri Hippi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hippi moves into the clinch.
Faulkner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faulkner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Faulkner fails to land.
Faulkner looking for a takedown.
Faulkner stalling.

Hippi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Faulkner.
Hippi throws a shot from downtown. Faulkner moves away and avoids it.
Hippi connects with a jab.
Hippi fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hippi. Faulkner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hippi misses with a body shot.
Hippi misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Faulkner - just one landing.
Hippi avoids the body shot from Faulkner.
Hippi blocks a head kick by Faulkner.
Hippi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faulkner.
Hippi misses with a takedown attempt - Faulkner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hippi fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Faulkner. Beautiful body shot.
Faulkner cracks Hippi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Faulkner misses with a low kick as Hippi jumps back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faulkner scoring well with a low kick there.
Faulkner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hippi's hands.
Faulkner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Faulkner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Faulkner duly obliges.

It looks like Harri Hippi has been cut.
Faulkner misses with a looping left.
Faulkner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hippi misses with a hook. Faulkner ducked under it nicely.
Hippi misses with a kick to the body
and Faulkner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippi takes one on the button.
Faulkner lands a lovely overhand right.
Faulkner moves into range and connects with a jab.

Hippi is rocked!
Faulkner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Hippi gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Hippi tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Faulkner is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Hippi buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Hippi!! Hippi is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Faulkner throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Faulkner!