PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Hyypia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Munchkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyypia comes to the cage accompanied by Al Bowlly - Hang out the stars in Indiana. Sami Hyypia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hyypia
vs
Munchkin

225 cm
29
301 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

199 cm
28
284 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

VIRAL COMBAT
Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Hyypia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Munchkin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyypia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munchkin checks the leg kick.
Munchkin ducks under a wild hook from Hyypia.
Hyypia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munchkin.
Munchkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyypia.
Munchkin's corner calls for a 1-2. Munchkin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sami Hyypia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munchkin scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyypia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munchkin is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hyypia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Munchkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Munchkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hyypia misses with a body shot.
Munchkin throws a lazy right hand but Hyypia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hyypia looks to land a right hand but Munchkin moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyypia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munchkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Hyypia misses.
Hyypia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy left from Hyypia finds it's target.
A low kick from Hyypia is predictable there

and Munchkin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Munchkin throwing strikes from guard but Hyypia blocks nicely.
Munchkin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyypia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyypia has hold of Munchkin's hands but Munchkin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Munchkin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Munchkin with the ground and pound but Hyypia uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Munchkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munchkin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hyypia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munchkin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Munchkin working some strikes from top position.
Hyypia has momentary wrist control but Munchkin slips an elbow through the middle.
Munchkin prevents Hyypia from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Munchkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hyypia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munchkin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hyypia has wrist control.
Hyypia wants to get back to his feet but Munchkin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hyypia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hyypia wants to stand and escape but Munchkin is having none of it.
Munchkin throws a big right hand that misses.
Munchkin passes Hyypia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Munchkin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munchkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munchkin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hyypia defending well though.
Munchkin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hyypia tries to hold on but Munchkin pushes him away.
Munchkin misses with a head shot.
Hyypia wants to control but Munchkin is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munchkin looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munchkin wants to control the pace but Hyypia is squirming around nicely.
Munchkin landing strikes from the mount and Hyypia is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladislav Munchkin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Munchkin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hyypia is out of range.
Hyypia throws the left hand but Munchkin avoids the punch easily.
Hyypia throws a jab but it's blocked by Munchkin.
Munchkin misses with a looping right.
Munchkin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hyypia's head backwards.
Hyypia cracks Munchkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Munchkin looks to throw the jab but Hyypia is out of range.
A slow jab from Munchkin misses its intended target.
Munchkin misses with an uppercut.
Hyypia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munchkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyypia manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Munchkin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hyypia sprawling to the canvas! Hyypia rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Munchkin finish him?!

Hyypia is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyypia bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Munchkin comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Hyypia falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Hyypia was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladislav Munchkin!
Vladislav Munchkin is the new super heavyweight champion!
Vladislav Munchkin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.