PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Ship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giantsbane comes into the arena with Misty Mountain blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Giantsbane
vs
Ship

193 cm
20
264 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
27
261 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tormund Giantsbane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Ship!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ship moves out of range of the leg kick from Giantsbane.
Good leg kick by Giantsbane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ship throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ship ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giantsbane moves away.

Ship rushes Giantsbane and presses him up against the cage.
Giantsbane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ship lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ship looks winded!
Giantsbane scores with a shot to the side of Ship's head.
Giantsbane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ship backwards.
Giantsbane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Roman Ship has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giantsbane.
Giantsbane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Roman Ship's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Giantsbane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Giantsbane breaks the clinch.
Giantsbane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Giantsbane scores with a nice body kick.
Giantsbane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Giantsbane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giantsbane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ship stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giantsbane.
Donk. Giantsbane catches Ship right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ship if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Giantsbane is looking to slow Ship down with leg kicks.

Giantsbane lands a big head kick that sends Ship tumbling to the mat! Giantsbane takes a step backwards and waves Ship back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ship takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Giantsbane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ship. That did some damage!
Giantsbane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ship.
Crunch! Giantsbane slams his shin into Ship's torso.
Ship sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ship chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giantsbane can pounce on him.

Giantsbane drops Ship with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ship looks back up at him and smiles so Giantsbane waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Ship is rocked!

The cut above Roman Ship's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crack! A monster head kick from Giantsbane and Ship falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Giantsbane!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tormund Giantsbane!
Tormund Giantsbane is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Tormund Giantsbane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.