PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weed King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrath Ofthegods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

King
vs
Ofthegods

185 cm
25
268 lbs
7 - 14 - 0

195 cm
31
255 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Weed King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wrath Ofthegods!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ofthegods will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King tries to bum rush Ofthegods with a series of wild strikes but Ofthegods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

King clinches up against the cage.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ofthegods backwards.
Ofthegods is trying to pull guard but King turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ofthegods tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Weed King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrath Ofthegods.

Ofthegods jumps guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Ofthegods looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
King slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

King stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ofthegods fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a takedown attempt

so Ofthegods counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ofthegods works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Ofthegods is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ofthegods to get the leverage.
Ofthegods is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ofthegods slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
King pushes Ofthegods off looking to stand but Ofthegods dives back in and keeps control.
King moves into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ofthegods drops back, looking for a kneebar! King looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. King looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from King!
Ofthegods tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.
Ofthegods on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ofthegods is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.
Ofthegods manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ofthegods looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ofthegods looks gassed!

Ofthegods looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

King stands up and beckons Ofthegods to join him on the feet.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Ofthegods leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ofthegods tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ofthegods tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ofthegods takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Wrath Ofthegods has been cut.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ofthegods is trying to pull guard but King turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ofthegodss head.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King throws an elbow that misses.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ofthegodss head.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
King landing knees to the head.

Ofthegods is rocked!
Ofthegods takes a shot to the head.
Ofthegods is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
Ofthegods is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables King to keep the fight standing.
King lands with a left to the head.
Ofthegods jumps guard but King stands there with Ofthegods around his waist. Ofthegods gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ofthegods tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage.
King creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ofthegods's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ofthegods drops to his knees and King pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Weed King!