PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griever comes to the cage accompanied by X-Files Theme. Zell Griever has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Griever
vs
Bane

213 cm
29
285 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

200 cm
24
283 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Bane!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bane. Griever shrugs it off though.
A telegraphed right hand from Bane misses the target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bane misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Griever fails to land.
Griever lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griever.
Griever stalling.
Bane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
Griever lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griever digs a right hand underneath Bane's ribcage. Bane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griever has a couple of punches blocked by Bane.
Bane blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Griever.
Bane throws a punch but it's blocked by Griever.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griever wants to stall.
Griever gets through Bane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bane prevents a body shot from Griever.
Griever blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.
Griever lands with a right to the head.
Griever lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Griever fails to land.
Griever throws a head punch that misses.
Bane misses with a body punch.
Griever working aggressively here.
Griever lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bane throws a punch but it's blocked by Griever.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griever.
Stalling in the clinch from Griever.
Bane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griever lands a shot to the body.
Griever tries to work over Bane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bane pushes Griever back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bane swings wildly with an uppercut but Griever uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bane has a couple of punches blocked by Griever.
Still in the clinch, Bane scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griever pushes Bane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bane has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Griever seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bane can turn it around.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bane tries to work over Griever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bane tries a body shot but Griever blocks it.
Bane swings wildly with an uppercut but Griever uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griever working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griever working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griever backwards.
Griever misses with the head strike.
Bane blocking some punches.
Griever makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Griever manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griever lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Griever blocks a body shot from Bane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Griever.
Griever has a couple of punches blocked by Bane.
Griever taking a breather.
Griever misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bane as Griever tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griever.
Griever misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bane takes a shot to the head.
Griever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griever blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griever's elbow.
Griever misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griever lands a body punch.
Bane looks winded!
A short right from Griever on the inside.

It looks like Lucas Bane has been cut.
Bane blocks an uppercut.
Bane wants to break free but Griever has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Griever fails to land.
Griever blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griever scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griever lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griever throws a head punch that misses.
Bane tries to throw a body punch but Griever avoids it by throwing Bane back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griever swings wildly with an uppercut but Bane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griever lands a nice uppercut.

Griever drops Bane onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bane is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Bane is rocked!
Griever throws a head punch that misses.
Bane is still on wobbly legs! Can Griever finish him?
Griever misses with a punch to the body.
Bane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griever tries a body shot but Bane blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zell Griever dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Griever pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bane is out of range and Griever settles back down.
Bane seems to have recovered his senses.

Griever closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Griever blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griever blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Griever.
Griever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griever throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Griever drops Bane onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bane is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Bane is rocked!
Griever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bane is still on wobbly legs! Can Griever finish him?
Bane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Griever.
Zell Griever has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Griever lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bane to his knees! Griever keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zell Griever!
Zell Griever retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Zell Griever thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.