PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid comes into the arena with Total Recall blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Quaid
vs
Griever

186 cm
31
260 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

213 cm
31
285 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Machine Fight Gear
Modern Wear Apparel

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 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid with a lazy takedown attempt
and Griever counters with a nice uppercut.
Griever ducks under a wild hook from Quaid.
Quaid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
Douglas Quaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griever staying out of range there.
Griever steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quaid.
Quaid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griever paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griever misses with a straight left.
Quaid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quaid misses with a straight left.
Griever swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griever moves forwards but Quaid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quaid has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Tukkapölly in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quaid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griever rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quaid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Griever lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Griever is just out of range.
Quaid doesn't manage to clinch there - Griever circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever connects with a good right hand that stumbles Quaid. Quaid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quaid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quaid throws a hook but Griever avoids it easily.
Griever avoids the body shot from Quaid.
Nice body punch from Quaid.
A combination from Griever does no damage.
Quaid blocks a jab.
That kick from Griever tenderised Quaid's leg. Quaid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quaid moves out of range of the strikes.
Quaid attempts a counter takedown but Griever avoids it well and moves away.
Griever on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Griever connects with the punch.
Quaid misses with a wild body shot.
Quaid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griever manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quaid.
A little jabbing left from Griever on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quaid swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Quaid misses its intended target.
Quaid shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griever misses with a low kick.
Griever throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quaid.
Griever throws a sloppy head kick and Quaid moves out of range easily.
Griever lands a high kick!
Griever lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Quaid misses the shot to the body.
Griever displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quaid throws out the jab.
Quaid moves away from the strike by Griever.
Quaid misses with a hook. Griever ducked under it nicely.
Griever looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quaid connects with a right hand. Griever shakes it off.
Zell Griever is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quaid. Griever does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quaid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quaid connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Griever misses its intended target.
Griever defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quaid.
Griever swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good exchange - Griever coming out on top.
Griever uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quaid.
Quaid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griever looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quaid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griever keeps Quaid at a distance using the push kick.
Griever waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quaid.
Quaid changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quaid throws a body punch but Griever moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Griever.
Quaid looks to land a left hand but Griever moved out of range nicely.
Quaid ducks under a wild hook from Griever.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Griever stuffs the takedown.
Griever throws a head kick but Quaid moves out of range.
Quaid tests Griever's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griever tried to score with a low kick but Quaid checks it.
Quaid ducks under a wild hook from Griever.
Griever fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quaid on the side of the head.
Quaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griever thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quaid misses the jab.
Griever misses with a hook. Quaid ducked under it nicely.
Griever drops his hands momentarily and Quaid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griever walks into a stiff left hand from Quaid.
Quaid misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zell Griever dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zell Griever's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Griever takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quaid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Quaid finds it's way through Griever's defenses.
Quaid throws a shot from downtown. Griever moves away and avoids it.
Zell Griever seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griever tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quaid cracks Griever with a good jab.
Quaid blocks a jab.
Quaid tries to counter with a takedown but Griever is quick to defend against it.
A big left from Quaid misses.
Quaid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Griever drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That has opened up Zell Griever's cut even more.
Quaid swings widly with a right hand
and Griever counters with an outside leg kick.
Griever throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quaid tries to bum rush Griever with a series of wild strikes but Griever uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griever takes a swing at Quaid's ribcage but misses.
Quaid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griever but Griever pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griever under the eye.
Quaid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Griever lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quaid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griever counters with a solid body kick.
Quaid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griever.
Quaid lands with a cross.
Griever jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quaid drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griever sprawls and moves away.
Quaid throws a jab but it's blocked by Griever.
A jab from Quaid does it's job there.
Nice shot lands for Quaid.
Quaid misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Griever.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaid misses with a hook. Griever ducked under it nicely.
Griever scores with a nice right hand.
Griever misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Griever there.
Quaid lands with a nice body punch.
Griever bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Quaid has Griever up against the cage in a clinch.

Griever manages to break the clinch.
Quaid misses with a right hand
enabling Griever to counter with a crisp jab.
Quaid throws a lazy right hand but Griever sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griever now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quaid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Quaid misses.
Griever misses with a wild body shot.
Quaid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griever moves out of range as Quaid strikes.
Crunch! Griever slams his shin into Quaid's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griever lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Griever cracks Quaid with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Griever has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Quaid to stand back up!

It looks like Douglas Quaid has been cut.
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!
Griever throws an overhand right that drops Quaid like a sack of potatoes! Griever dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zell Griever!
Zell Griever is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Zell Griever thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Douglas Quaid had this to say: 'That one was from Santa!'.