PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pounder
vs
Dantes

225 cm
25
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Pounder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes scores with a body shot.
Pounder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pounder tries a low kick but Dantes avoids it.
Dantes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dantes throws a big shot that misses.
Dantes throws a right and a left that Pounder avoids nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pounder.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Pounder is trying to get an arm triangle but Dantes is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pounder is trying to get an arm triangle but Dantes is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pounder tries for a kimura but Dantes is defending well.

Pounder working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dantes wants to get back to his feet but Pounder drags him back down.

Pounder looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pounder has an Americana. Dantes didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Pounder is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Pounder hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Richard Pounder!
Richard Pounder is the new super heavyweight champion!