PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Longbird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank The Razors Edge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hammer Longbird's chin.

Longbird
vs
The Razors Edge

202 cm
28
200 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

188 cm
36
199 lbs
32 - 17 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Longbird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank The Razors Edge!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Razors Edge misses with a lunging right hand
and Longbird counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Longbird throws out a leg kick but The Razors Edge moves out of range and Longbird only half commits.
Longbird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Razors Edge throws out the jab.
Longbird lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Longbird.
Longbird lands a head shot.
The Razors Edge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Longbird fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by The Razors Edge.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longbird lands with a good body shot.
The Razors Edge throws a body punch but Longbird moves out of range.
Longbird steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Razors Edge there as he acknowledges the shot.
Longbird chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Longbird misses.
Longbird fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Razors Edge looks to land a right hand but Longbird moved out of range.
Longbird cracks The Razors Edge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Longbird throws a sloppy head kick and The Razors Edge moves out of range easily.
Longbird is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Razors Edge tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Razors Edge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longbird swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Longbird does it's job there.
The Razors Edge thows a body shot but no joy.
Longbird scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Razors Edge in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from The Razors Edge.
Longbird scores with the left hand. The Razors Edge knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longbird lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Razors Edge at a distance.
The Razors Edge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Longbird is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Longbird tests The Razors Edge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Longbird throws a wild body kick that The Razors Edge sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as The Razors Edge blocks the low kick.
The Razors Edge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbird moves away.
The Razors Edge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Longbird checks it well.
Longbird looks to throw the jab but The Razors Edge is out of range.
The Razors Edge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Longbird really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Longbird's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Razors Edge under the eye.
Jab from Longbird.
Longbird throws out a loose jab but The Razors Edge uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Longbird.
The Razors Edge thows a body shot but no joy.
The Razors Edge just misses with a punch to the body.
The Razors Edge has a takedown stuffed.
The Razors Edge throws an off balance right hand
and Longbird counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Longbird throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Razors Edge looks to land a combination but Longbird avoids it well.
The Razors Edge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Longbird as he jumps to the side.
The Razors Edge throws a shot from downtown. Longbird moves away and avoids it.
Longbird is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Longbird fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbird thumps The Razors Edge with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Longbird.
Hammer Longbird is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Longbird throws a leg kick but The Razors Edge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab from Longbird.
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!
The Razors Edge lands a front kick.
The Razors Edge avoids the head kick by Longbird.
A nice inside leg kick there by Longbird. That's going to slow The Razors Edge down.
The Razors Edge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Razors Edge doesn't manage to clinch there - Longbird circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Razors Edge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Longbird moves away from the strike by The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge lands with an uppercut that bounces Longbird off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Longbird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Razors Edge.
Longbird lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The Razors Edge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Longbird getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Longbird tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Longbird lands an overhand right.
Hammer Longbird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Razors Edge misses with a wild body shot.
The Razors Edge swings away with a body shot that misses
and Longbird makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Razors Edge really felt that one!
Longbird misses with a wild body shot.
Longbird turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longbird connects with an inside leg kick.
The Razors Edge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Longbird to score with a decent uppercut.
The Razors Edge takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbird throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Razors Edge's head.
Longbird pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Razors Edge is out of range and Longbird settles back down.
No luck for The Razors Edge with that takedown attempt.
Longbird throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Razors Edge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Razors Edge is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Longbird - that will leave a mark!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but The Razors Edge might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Longbird has got the better of the exchanges.
The Razors Edge throws a jab when Longbird was well out of range.
A head kick by Longbird misses
and The Razors Edge counters with a body kick that stops Longbird in his tracks momentarily.
The Razors Edge is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Longbird fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hammer Longbird is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longbird lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Longbird lands a nice looking body kick.
The Razors Edge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Razors Edge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longbird was well out of range. Poor timing from The Razors Edge.
A big left from The Razors Edge misses.
Longbird lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Razors Edge has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Longbird.
Longbird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Razors Edge moves away.
The Razors Edge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Longbird lands a big head kick that sends The Razors Edge tumbling to the mat! Longbird takes a step backwards and waves The Razors Edge back to his feet - he wants the finish!

The Razors Edge is rocked!

It looks like Tank The Razors Edge has been cut.
Longbird fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Longbird ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Razors Edge wants to clinch up but Longbird keeps it at a distance.
The Razors Edge throws a lazy uppercut
and Longbird counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbird throws a leg kick which misses The Razors Edge's front leg but catches the back leg as The Razors Edge tries to avoid it.
Longbird lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Razors Edge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Longbird checks it well.
Longbird works the jab nicely.
Longbird with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Razors Edge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Razors Edge tries to move into range but Longbird moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Longbird connects with a jab.
Longbird scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Razors Edge tries to clinch but Longbird is having none of it.
Longbird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Longbird misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Longbird.
Longbird is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Razors Edge can do to turn this around?
The Razors Edge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Razors Edge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Razors Edge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Longbird swivels and escapes.
The Razors Edge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Longbird finds it's way round the side to connect with The Razors Edge's head.
Longbird works The Razors Edge's body with a nice hook.
Longbird lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Longbird.
The Razors Edge is still on wobbly legs! Can Longbird finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Longbird.
The Razors Edge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Longbird.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hammer Longbird dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tank The Razors Edge's cut.
That's time! Longbird's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Longbird.
The Razors Edge seems to have recovered his senses.
The Razors Edge throws a jab when Longbird was well out of range.
The Razors Edge scores with a spinning back kick!
Longbird lands a head shot.
Longbird lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Longbird moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
and Longbird counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts The Razors Edge! He's just covering up as Longbird starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hammer Longbird!
A very excited looking Hammer Longbird made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.