PBP Commentary

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

Sabonis
vs
Ulpius Traianus

210 cm
31
300 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

194 cm
36
273 lbs
31 - 13 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arvydas Sabonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traianus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabonis.

Sabonis darts in and clinches Traianus up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sabonis.
Sabonis tries to throw a body punch but Traianus avoids it by throwing Sabonis back against the cage.
Sabonis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Traianus working aggressively here.
Sabonis pushes Traianus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Marcus Ulpius Traianus has been cut.
Traianus told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Traianus misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabonis blocks an uppercut.
Sabonis lands a shoulder strike.
Sabonis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Traianus fails to land.
Sabonis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Traianus is keeping busy.
Traianus wants to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traianus throws a head punch that misses.
Sabonis stalling in the clinch but Traianus improves position.
Sabonis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traianus throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabonis.
A short left from Sabonis.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Traianus as Sabonis tries to tie him up.
Sabonis working aggressively here.
Sabonis lands with a right to the head.
Sabonis prevents a body shot from Traianus.
Sabonis takes a shot to the head.
Sabonis struggles to land a body shot inside as Traianus controls his hands.
Sabonis scores with a shot to the side of Traianus's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traianus.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sabonis.
Traianus misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traianus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Traianus blocks a body shot from Sabonis.
Sabonis prevents a body shot from Traianus.
Sabonis blocking some punches.
Sabonis lands with a light punch inside.
Traianus working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traianus blocks a body shot from Sabonis.
Sabonis tries to work over Traianus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabonis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabonis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sabonis.
Sabonis swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traianus.
Sabonis struggles to land a body shot inside as Traianus controls his hands.
Traianus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traianus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sabonis digs a right hand into Traianus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Traianus's gas tank.
Traianus looks winded!
Sabonis stalling.
Sabonis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traianus backwards.
Sabonis just leaning against Traianus, taking a breather.
Sabonis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sabonis lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That has opened up Marcus Ulpius Traianus's cut even more.
Sabonis is trying to stall.
Sabonis cracks Traianus with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis stalling in the clinch.
Traianus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traianus tries to throw a body punch but Sabonis avoids it by throwing Traianus back against the cage.
Sabonis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sabonis blocks an uppercut.
Sabonis tries to throw a body punch but Traianus avoids it by throwing Sabonis back against the cage.
Sabonis scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Sabonis.
Traianus looking to slow down the pace here.
Traianus misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabonis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabonis has Traianus pushed against the cage.
Sabonis tries to work over Traianus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Traianus.
Traianus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traianus misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traianus swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabonis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traianus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sabonis misses with a punch to the body.
Sabonis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traianus's elbow.
Sabonis misses with a body punch.
Traianus misses with a body punch.
Traianus gets through Sabonis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sabonis scores with a hook to the body.
Traianus misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabonis scores with a nice hook to the head.

The cut above Marcus Ulpius Traianus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Traianus has a couple of punches blocked by Sabonis.
Sabonis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sabonis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Sabonis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabonis scores with a hook to the body.
Sabonis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabonis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Marcus Ulpius Traianus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sabonis misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvydas Sabonis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Ulpius Traianus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sabonis drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Traianus right on the button. Traianus goes down! Sabonis follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sabonis gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvydas Sabonis!
An out of breath Arvydas Sabonis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.