PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spanky Spangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spangler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: WHITE LIGHTNING-by AB. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

The
vs
Spangler

190 cm
29
260 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

193 cm
26
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spanky Spangler!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The tries to counter with a takedown but Spangler is quick to defend against it.
Spangler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The.
Spangler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spangler wants it to stay on the feet.
The takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Spangler.
The attempts a counter takedown but Spangler avoids it well and moves away.
The seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spangler throws a body shot but no joy.
Spangler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Spangler misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spanky Spangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spangler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Spangler lands a left and a right that send The crashing to the mat, dazed. Spangler thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Spangler misses with a double jab.
The changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spangler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The.
The goes for a double leg but Spangler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spangler continues to drive forward.
Spangler is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex The. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spangler scores with the left hand. The knows he should have avoided that one.
Spangler misses with a few strikes there.
Spangler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The is defended easily by Spangler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spangler connects with a body shot that sends The's belly button to the back.
The shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spangler counters with a nice uppercut.
The uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spangler.
The feinted with a counter takedown.
The goes for a double leg but Spangler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spangler continues to drive forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spangler fails to land with a series of punches.
Spangler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spangler throws a right hand that The ducks under and follows up with a left that The also avoids with ease.
Spangler throws a right hand that The ducks under and follows up with a left that The also avoids with ease.
Spangler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The.
The fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The defending well as Spangler loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spanky Spangler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Spangler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spangler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spangler scores with a three punch combo!
Spangler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The.
Spangler unleashes a big counter combination but The bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Spanky Spangler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spangler circles away.
Spangler lunges at The with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spangler missing with a left hand there. The was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spangler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex The. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spangler throws a combination. The tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Spangler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fails with the takedown
and Spangler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spangler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spangler lands a nice shot to the body.
The walks into a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spangler.

The is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spangler lands a jab to the nose.
Oh The is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spangler misses with a looping right.
The seems to have got his legs back now.
Spangler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spangler misses with an uppercut.
Spangler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spangler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spangler.

Spangler drops The with a beautiful combination! The stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spangler is looking for the KO!
The looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spangler is fending him off so far but The persists. Nope, Spangler circles away and we're back to standing.
The tries to clinch up but Spangler circles away and keeps his distance.
Spangler unleashes a big counter combination but The bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spangler defends it nicely.
Donk. Spangler catches The right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spangler throws out a powerful jab.
Spangler connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spanky Spangler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Spangler lands with an uppercut that bounces The off the cage and back into range.
Spangler has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
The avoids the body shot from Spangler.
The tries to counter with a takedown but Spangler is quick to defend against it.
The uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spangler.
The appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Spangler misses.
The attempts a counter takedown but Spangler avoids it well and moves away.
Spangler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The takes one to the chin there.
The showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spangler.
Horrible takedown attempt by The or perhaps it was just good defense by Spangler, which made it look bad.
Spangler dips to his left and cracks The with an uppercut!
Spangler scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Spangler finds it's way through The's defenses.
The throws a body punch but Spangler moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spangler! But no joy.
The looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spangler misses with an uppercut.
The changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Oooooh!!! Spangler has knocked The down with a huge combo! Spangler steps away and waves a wobbly The back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for The. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spangler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The doesn't seem bothered though.
Spangler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Spangler does no damage.
Spanky Spangler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spangler misses with a series of wild punches.
The attempts a counter takedown but Spangler avoids it well and moves away.
Spangler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spangler tries to clinch but The moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether The might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spangler misses with a jab, cross combination.
The attempts a counter takedown but Spangler avoids it well and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spangler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spangler as he jumps to the side.
Spanky Spangler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex The. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spangler throws a body shot but no joy.
The misses with a takedown
and Spangler counters with a straight right hand.
Alex The has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spangler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spangler throws a right and a left that The avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spanky Spangler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spangler 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spanky Spangler!
Spanky Spangler spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.