PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grammund Rohirrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flynn comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West- Amazing . Grammund Rohirrim will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Flynn
vs
Rohirrim

170 cm
30
154 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

193 cm
27
224 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Cynical Truth Vegas (steel penn)

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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grammund Rohirrim!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rohirrim drives through and clinches with Flynn against the cage.
Rohirrim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rohirrim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flynn's elbow.
Rohirrim lands a shoulder strike.
Flynn has Rohirrim pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rohirrim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rohirrim leaning against his opponent.
Rohirrim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flynn backwards.
Flynn has Rohirrim pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rohirrim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rohirrim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flynn tries for a takedown but Rohirrim manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rohirrim tries to land knees in the clinch but Flynn avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rohirrim.
Flynn blocking some punches.
Rohirrim tries to work over Flynn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flynn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flynn misses with a series of wild punches.
Flynn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flynn lands a jab-cross combination.
Flynn dives in for a single leg takedown but Rohirrim sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rohirrim avoiding damage.
Rohirrim tries to throw a body punch but Flynn avoids it by throwing Rohirrim back against the cage.
Flynn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rohirrim pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rohirrim moves in looking to clinch but Flynn pushes him off.

Flynn gets tackled into the cage by Rohirrim. Rohirrim maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohirrim tries to throw a body punch but Flynn avoids it by throwing Rohirrim back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rohirrim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Flynn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rohirrim has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rohirrim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Flynn.
Flynn throws a sloppy head kick and Rohirrim moves out of range easily.
Jab from Rohirrim.
Flynn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rohirrim lands the left hand.
Rohirrim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Rohirrim as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Frank Flynn has been cut.
Flynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Rohirrim forces Flynn back against the cage and clinches.
Flynn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rohirrim throws a punch but it's blocked by Flynn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flynn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flynn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rohirrim lands a jab to the nose.

Rohirrim drives through and clinches with Flynn against the cage.
Flynn is trying to break the clinch but Rohirrim is controlling him.
Flynn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Flynn has Rohirrim pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rohirrim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rohirrim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Rohirrim to work.
Rohirrim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flynn backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rohirrim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flynn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rohirrim gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rohirrim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rohirrim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flynn backwards.
Rohirrim is trying to force a seperation but Flynn has the dominant position.
Flynn tries to pull guard but Rohirrim forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Flynn breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rohirrim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rohirrim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rohirrim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammund Rohirrim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Flynn'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.

Flynn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rohirrim defends well and Flynn ends up having to push Rohirrim into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Flynn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rohirrim tries a body shot but Flynn blocks it.
Flynn trying to control the position but instead, Rohirrim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Flynn into the cage.
Rohirrim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flynn tries to score a body lock takedown but Rohirrim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Rohirrim fails to land.
Grammund Rohirrim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rohirrim throws an elbow but it misses.
Flynn blocks an uppercut.
Rohirrim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rohirrim lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rohirrim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flynn is defending well for now.
Rohirrim gets through Flynn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rohirrim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rohirrim throws a head punch that misses.
Rohirrim lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flynn.
A short right from Rohirrim.
Rohirrim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rohirrim is pressed up against the cage. Flynn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rohirrim down to the mat. Rohirrim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Flynn circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rohirrim catches Flynn napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Flynn to the canvas!

Flynn is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rohirrim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flynn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rohirrim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rohirrim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flynn keeping moving, preventing Rohirrim from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohirrim tries to free his leg and advance position but Flynn is retaining full guard.
Flynn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flynn keeping full guard, as Rohirrim tries to pass.
Rohirrim stays in close to Flynn's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rohirrim misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Flynn misses.
Flynn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rohirrim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flynn throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn throws a series of punches but Rohirrim avoids them all with ease.
Flynn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rohirrim stuffs the takedown.
Rohirrim stuffs the takedown attempt from Flynn. Flynn gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rohirrim blocks a head kick by Flynn.
Jab from Rohirrim.
Rohirrim avoids the head kick by Flynn.
Flynn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flynn keeps Rohirrim at a distance using the push kick.
Flynn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Flynn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Rohirrim waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Flynn. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Flynn to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Frank Flynn's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rohirrim trying to control but Flynn is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammund Rohirrim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Flynn'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Flynn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flynn seems to have got his legs back now.

Rohirrim catches Flynn napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Flynn to the canvas!

Flynn is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rohirrim slips nicely into half guard.
Oh Flynn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rohirrim trying to pass the guard but Flynn defending well.
Rohirrim trying to control the action but Flynn is working from the bottom.
Flynn seems to have got his legs back now.
Rohirrim trying to control the pace.
Flynn is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rohirrim is keen to just control but Flynn is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rohirrim is controlling the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Grammund Rohirrim was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rohirrim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Flynn dives in for a single leg takedown but Rohirrim sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rohirrim lands a nice uppercut.
Flynn blocking some punches.
Rohirrim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rohirrim stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohirrim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rohirrim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rohirrim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flynn or not.
Flynn tries to stall but Rohirrim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rohirrim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flynn tries to circle away but Rohirrim has him pinned against the cage.
Flynn can't get the takedown.
Flynn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Rohirrim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Rohirrim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rohirrim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Flynns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn swats away the attempt to clinch by Rohirrim.
Flynn drops his hands for a split second and Rohirrim immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Flynn face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Rohirrim follows up with a right hand that knocks Flynn into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grammund Rohirrim!