PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rostam Xerxes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Man
vs
Xerxes

180 cm
26
280 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

197 cm
26
290 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Macho Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rostam Xerxes!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xerxes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man tries to counter by clinching up but Xerxes breaks away and moves out of range.
Xerxes looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Xerxes throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Xerxes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Xerxes just misses with a punch to the body.

Man has Xerxes up against the cage in a clinch.
Xerxes misses with some punches.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xerxes backwards.

It looks like Rostam Xerxes has been cut.
Xerxes can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xerxes.
Xerxes swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Xerxes controls his hands.
Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xerxes.
Xerxes misses with the head strike.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Xerxes avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xerxes prevents a body shot from Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Xerxes can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Xerxes breaks from the clinch.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xerxes.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xerxes.
Man tries to counter by clinching up but Xerxes breaks away and moves out of range.
Xerxes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the cage.
Man connects with a body shot that sends Xerxes's belly button to the back.
Xerxes misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Man slips a jab from Xerxes.
Xerxes misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xerxes misses with a hook.
Xerxes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man is looking for a counter combo.
Xerxes falls off balance throwing a combination

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Xerxes looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Xerxes breaks from the clinch.
Xerxes on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That has opened up Rostam Xerxes's cut even more.
Man moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Man misses.
Xerxes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man lands with a shot to the body.

Man has Xerxes up against the cage in a clinch.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.

The cut above Rostam Xerxes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xerxes.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xerxes or not.
Man lands a left hand.

Rostam Xerxes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Man.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rostam Xerxes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Macho Man!
Macho Man retains his super heavyweight title!
Macho Man thanked the fans post fight for their support.