PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Birthday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaquille Oneal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Birthday comes to the cage accompanied by Happy Birthday Mr President. Shaquille Oneal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Birthday
vs
Oneal

170 cm
25
280 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

213 cm
22
278 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
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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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Birthday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaquille Oneal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birthday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oneal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shaquille Oneal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oneal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Birthday as he avoids it easily.
Birthday looks for the body kick but Oneal saw that one coming.
Birthday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oneal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Birthday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oneal misses with a series of wild punches.
Oneal works the jab nicely.

It looks like Corey Birthday has been cut.
Birthday is looking to clinch but Oneal is avoiding it.
Birthday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oneal.
A jab from Birthday does it's job there.

It looks like Shaquille Oneal has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Birthday throws a low kick but Oneal moves out of range easily.
Birthday misses with a low kick.
Birthday takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Birthday.
Birthday misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Birthday on the side of the head.
Birthday scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big right from Oneal misses.
Oneal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Birthday bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oneal looks winded!
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!
A head kick misses from Birthday.
Birthday looks to land a right hand but Oneal moved out of range.
Birthday throws a leg kick
and Oneal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Birthday scores with a jab.
Oneal shoots in but Birthday avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Birthday throws a low kick, looking for Oneal's leg but Oneal calmly moves out of range.
Oneal checks a leg kick nicely.
Oneal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oneal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Birthday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Birthday walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oneal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Birthday forces Oneal back against the cage and clinches.
Birthday lands an uppercut.
Oneal misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Oneal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Birthday tries to land knees in the clinch but Oneal avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Birthday.
Nice elbow from Birthday.
Birthday is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oneal is defending well for now.
Birthday working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That has opened up Shaquille Oneal's cut even more.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Birthday.
Oneal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Birthday just stands there and leans against the cage.
Corey Birthday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaquille Oneal.
Oneal blocks an elbow strike from Birthday.
Oneal is trying to push Birthday away but Birthday has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Birthday lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oneal backwards.
Birthday lands an elbow inside that Oneal shrugs off.
Birthday crunches a lovely knee into Oneal's ribcage.
Birthday using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oneal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Birthday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal avoids a wild elbow strike from Birthday.
Birthday scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Birthday.

Oneal is rocked!

The cut above Shaquille Oneal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Birthday just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oneal's brow.
Oneal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Birthday tries to work over Oneal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oneal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oneal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Birthday pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oneal tries to circle away but Birthday has him pinned against the cage.
Birthday utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Birthday is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Birthday working Oneal over with knees to the body.
Birthday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Birthday.
Birthday working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Birthday.

Shaquille Oneal's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Corey Birthday!
Corey Birthday retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Corey Birthday 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.