PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Twborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Twborg has chosen Heavy Hitter as his entrance music. Kevin Short had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Short
vs
Twborg

190 cm
24
244 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

194 cm
24
262 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Twborg!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Twborg has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Short is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Short staying out of range there.
Twborg tries to bum rush Short with a series of wild strikes but Short uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Short tries to counter with a takedown but Twborg is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Twborg is predictable there

and Short counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Short slows the pace down.
Short postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Short looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Twborg is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Twborg throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Short dives in and scores a takedown into Twborg's guard.
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!

Twborg is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Twborg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short blocks an uppercut.
Short is looking to take this one to the mat.
Short is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Short wants to take the fight to the mat but Twborg manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Short. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Short misses with a hook from the clinch.
Short is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Twborg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Short digs a right hand into Twborg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Twborg's gas tank.
Short misses with a hook from the clinch.
Short misses with a punch to the body.
Short tries a body shot but Twborg blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Twborg.
Short blocks a body shot from Twborg.
A shot in the inside from Twborg.
A head punch on the inside from Short fails to land.
Short tries to pull guard but Twborg holds him up against the cage and eventually Short drops back down to his feet.
Twborg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Twborg lands a nice uppercut.
Twborg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Short up against the cage.
Twborg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twborg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Short backwards.
Short lands a body shot in the clinch.
Twborg prevents the takedown attempt.
Twborg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Short lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Short goes for a takedown in the clinch but Twborg prevents it.
Short misses with a hook to the ribs.
Twborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Short controls his hands.
Twborg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Twborg - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Twborg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Twborg.
Twborg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Short blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Twborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Short.
A nice right hand lands inside from Twborg.
Short blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twborg misses with the head strike.
Twborg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Short trying to stall but Twborg improves his position.
Twborg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Short is breathing heavily.
Short working aggressively here.
Twborg misses with some punches.
Short throws a head punch that misses.
Twborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Twborg pushes Short back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Twborg lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Short to his knees! Twborg keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Twborg!
Johnny Twborg bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.