PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghengis Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Pykrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Congo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ghostface - After the Smoke is Clear. Pykrete is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sympathy For The Devil. Nigel Pykrete will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Congo
vs
Pykrete

196 cm
41
285 lbs
51 - 26 - 0

213 cm
29
300 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 51 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghengis Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Pykrete!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pykrete moves out of range as Congo throws a body kick.
Pykrete with the counter takedown but Congo avoids it easily.
Pykrete has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Congo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Congo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pykrete has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pykrete takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Congo moves to clinch but Pykrete breaks away

and Pykrete counters with a single leg into guard. Congo didn't expect that.
Pykrete wants to control from the top but Congo keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pykrete in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pykrete stands and throws Congo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Congo is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pykrete working the ground and pound but Congo is defending the strikes.
Congo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pykrete.
Congo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pykrete trying to control the position but Congo is working away.
Pykrete tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pykrete has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pykrete misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pykrete working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Congo dodges the ground and pound from Pykrete.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pykrete throws an elbow but Congo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pykrete wants to control but Congo is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pykrete cracks Congo with a big right hand but Congo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Congo stops Pykrete from passing to mount.
Pykrete lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo prevents Pykrete from improving position.
Congo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Congo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pykrete.
Pykrete throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Congo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Pykrete not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pykrete is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pykrete throws some wild stikes that Congo manages to avoid easily.
Pykrete throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Congo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pykrete lands a heavy elbow.
Pykrete pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pykrete postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Congo out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Pykrete goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nigel Pykrete!
Nigel Pykrete seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Ghengis Congo had this to say: 'too old, my friends, Bermuda is calling...'.