PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pynchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pynchon
vs
Mannersormi

177 cm
25
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pynchon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mannersormi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mannersormi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mannersormi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pynchon.
Pynchon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pynchon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pynchon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mannersormi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pynchon throws a big right hand that misses.
Mannersormi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pynchon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mannersormi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pynchon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pynchon landing with the ground and pound.
Mannersormi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pynchon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mannersormi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pynchon controls the pace.
Mannersormi keeping moving, preventing Pynchon from controlling successfully.
Pynchon with a nice head shot there.
Mannersormi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pynchon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mannersormi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mannersormi is trying to keep Pynchon in close.
Pynchon tries to free his leg and advance position but Mannersormi is retaining full guard.
Mannersormi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mannersormi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pynchon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pynchon connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Mannersormi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pynchon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mannersormi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mannersormi connects with a nice short shot to Pynchon's temple.
Mannersormi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pynchon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pynchon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mannersormi.
Pynchon is looking for a sweep. Mannersormi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mannersormi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pynchon is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannersormi not doing much here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pynchon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pynchon 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Thomas Pynchon!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Thomas Pynchon!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Thomas Pynchon!

Thomas Pynchon wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Pynchon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.