PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rasputin Briar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ho Lulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin Briar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Briar
vs
Lulu

181 cm
21
269 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

215 cm
30
275 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasputin Briar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ho Lulu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lulu tries to clinch but Briar is having none of it.
Briar circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lulu closes the distance and clinches.
Lulu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Briar's defenses.

It looks like Rasputin Briar has been cut.
Briar wants to break free but Lulu has control.
Briar blocks the elbow strike.
Briar wants to get back to striking at distance but Lulu won't allow it.
Lulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lulu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lulu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lulu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Lulu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lulu throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lulu just leaning against Briar, taking a breather.
Lulu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Briar managing to block the knees to the body from Lulu.
Lulu lands an elbow inside.
Lulu lands a good knee to the midsection. Briar won't want to take too many of those.
Lulu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Briar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Briar is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lulu stalling against the cage.
Lulu lands an elbow that stopped Briar in his tracks for a moment.

Rasputin Briar's cut is getting worse.
Lulu stalling.
Briar tries a body shot but Lulu blocks it.
Lulu landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lulu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Briar's defenses.
Lulu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Briar's defenses.

Rasputin Briar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lulu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lulu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Rasputin Briar's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lulu leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lulu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Briar's brow.
Lulu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lulu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Briar backwards.
Lulu prevents Briar from breaking the clinch.
Lulu lands a good knee to the midsection. Briar won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lulu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Briar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Briar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stalling in the clinch from Lulu.
Lulu lands a nice knee to the body.
Lulu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lulu.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rasputin Briar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ho Lulu!
An out of breath Ho Lulu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.