PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ulpius Traianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Ulpius Traianus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Foreman
vs
Ulpius Traianus

200 cm
31
275 lbs
27 - 13 - 1

194 cm
37
273 lbs
32 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traianus avoids the body shot from Foreman.
Foreman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Traianus looks for the body kick but Foreman saw that one coming.
A jab from Foreman misses.
Traianus throws a leg kick but Foreman moved away.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traianus manages to avoid it.
Traianus scores with a nice right hand.
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Traianus.
Traianus throws a head kick that misses.
Traianus closes the distance but Foreman moves to the side
and Foreman counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traianus misses with a hook.
Foreman throws a hook but Traianus avoids it easily.
Traianus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Foreman misses its intended target.
Traianus looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Foreman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Traianus slips a jab from Foreman.
Traianus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foreman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Traianus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foreman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traianus swings for the body but Foreman moves out of range.
Traianus moves out of range as Foreman strikes.
Foreman misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Foreman.

It looks like Marcus Ulpius Traianus has been cut.
Foreman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foreman misses with an uppercut. Traianus saw that one coming.
Foreman misses with a hook.
Foreman misses with a hook. Traianus ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traianus loads up on a big right hand but Foreman slips the punch.

Traianus has Foreman up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traianus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traianus misses with some punches.
Traianus has a couple of punches blocked by Foreman.
Foreman takes a shot to the head.
Traianus misses with some punches.
Traianus misses with a body punch.
Traianus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Foreman throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Traianus.
Traianus tries a body shot but Foreman blocks it.
Traianus throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traianus backwards.
Traianus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Traianus can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
Foreman misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traianus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traianus misses with a punch on the inside.
Traianus misses with some punches.
Traianus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Traianus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foreman's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traianus.
Traianus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Traianus tries to work over Foreman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traianus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foreman struggles to land a body shot inside as Traianus controls his hands.
Traianus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foreman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foreman.
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traianus misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Traianus throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Foreman digs a right hand underneath Traianus's ribcage. Traianus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foreman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Ulpius Traianus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Ulpius Traianus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Traianus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Traianus connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Traianus.
Traianus moves out of range of the strikes.
Traianus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Foreman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Foreman does it's job there.
Foreman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Traianus loads up on a big right hand but Foreman slips the punch.
Traianus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a right hand

and Traianus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Traianus as Foreman tries to tie him up.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Traianus.
Foreman blocks an uppercut.
Traianus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Traianus misses with a punch to the body.
Traianus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Traianus blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Traianus.
A nice left hand lands by Traianus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traianus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traianus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Traianus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Traianus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traianus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Traianus cracks Foreman with a nice body shot.
Traianus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Traianus lands with a left to the head.
Traianus is working Foreman over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traianus takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Traianus to work.
Traianus tries to work over Foreman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traianus tries to stall but Foreman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Traianus in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Traianus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Traianus lands with a right to the head.
Foreman being controlled against the cage.
Traianus struggles to land a body shot inside as Foreman controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foreman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traianus.
Traianus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Foreman misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Traianus fails to land.
Traianus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Traianus struggles to land a body shot inside as Foreman controls his hands.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Traianus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foreman throws a punch but it's blocked by Traianus.
Foreman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traianus's elbow.
Traianus struggles to land a body shot inside as Foreman controls his hands.
Foreman working aggressively here.
Foreman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Traianus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Foreman on the inside.
Traianus swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Traianus - that landed with a thud.
Traianus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Traianus.
Traianus misses with the head strike.
Traianus working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Traianus.
A short right from Traianus.
Traianus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Traianus.
Traianus scores with a shot to the side of Foreman's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Traianus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Traianus swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman blocks an uppercut.
Foreman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Ulpius Traianus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Ulpius Traianus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Traianus thumps Foreman with a low kick.
Traianus slips under a jab from Foreman.
Traianus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Traianus.
Foreman slips a jab from Traianus.
Traianus throws an off balance right hand
and Foreman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foreman misses the jab.
Traianus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Traianus scores with a four punch combination!
Traianus throws a solid leg kick but Foreman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Traianus.
Foreman catches Traianus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Foreman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Foreman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foreman throws the left hand but Traianus avoids the punch easily.
Traianus defending well as Foreman loads up on a big left hand.
Foreman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Foreman checks a low kick from Traianus.
Foreman ducks under a wild hook from Traianus.
Traianus looks to clinch
and Traianus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Traianus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Traianus just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Traianus - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Traianus.
Traianus moves in looking to clinch but Foreman pushes him off.
Foreman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Traianus cracks Foreman with a good jab.
Traianus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Foreman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Traianus thows a body shot but no joy.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traianus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Traianus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Foreman's head.
Traianus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Traianus wants to land a leg kick but Foreman is out of range.
Traianus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Traianus sizes up Foreman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
George Foreman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foreman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman misses with a hook.
Traianus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Traianus darts in and clinches Foreman up against the cage.
Traianus misses with a body punch.
Foreman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traianus's elbow.
Foreman looking to slow down the pace here.
Foreman lands a shot to the body.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traianus can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman pushes Traianus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Foreman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foreman throws a punch but it's blocked by Traianus.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Ulpius Traianus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Traianus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Ulpius Traianus!