PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagen Germanicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germanicus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Now We Are Free. Tompkins has chosen Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steve Tompkins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Germanicus
vs
Tompkins

195 cm
33
274 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

215 cm
30
277 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hagen Germanicus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germanicus tries to close the distance and clinch but Tompkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Germanicus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tompkins.
Some wild striking there from Germanicus.
Tompkins throws a series of punches but Germanicus avoids them all with ease.
Germanicus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Germanicus shoots in and gets a takedown into Tompkins's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Germanicus postures up in Tompkins's guard and throws a big left but Tompkins blocks it.
Germanicus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Germanicus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tompkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Germanicus throws an elbow that misses. Tompkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Germanicus's guard. Nice move by Tompkins!
Germanicus is controlling Tompkins's posture.
Germanicus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tompkins is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tompkins being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tompkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Tompkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Germanicus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tompkins is fighting to break Germanicus's control of his arms but Germanicus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Germanicus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hagen Germanicus just wasn't active enough.
A head kick misses from Germanicus.
Germanicus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Steve Tompkins has been cut.
Tompkins misses with a kick to the body.

Germanicus forces Tompkins back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Germanicus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Germanicus lands with a short shot to the head.
Tompkins has Germanicus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Germanicus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tompkins tries to break the clinch but Germanicus is controlling the position.
Tompkins takes a shot to the head.

Tompkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Germanicus. Tompkins falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Germanicus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hagen Germanicus!
Hagen Germanicus retains his heavyweight title!
Hagen Germanicus made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'We wait here for you, Maximus. Strength and Honor! And while we wait, we will shop like real barbarians at Syndicate Nutrition...'.