PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars comes to the cage accompanied by Solaar Pleure by Solaar. Vincent Mars has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mars
vs
Giantsbane

217 cm
34
277 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

183 cm
37
240 lbs
17 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Mars!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tormund Giantsbane!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars throws a hook to the side of Giantsbane's head but Giantsbane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giantsbane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mars looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Giantsbane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giantsbane tries for a takedown but Mars sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Mars there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mars throws a leg kick which misses Giantsbane's front leg but catches the back leg as Giantsbane tries to avoid it.
Giantsbane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Giantsbane moves out of range of the body kick.
Giantsbane fails with a takedown attempt.
Giantsbane throws a series of punches but Mars avoids them all with ease.
Mars bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Giantsbane's head.
The crowd cheers as Mars lands an impressive looking overhand right. Giantsbane doesn't seem phased though.
Giantsbane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mars scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Mars.
Giantsbane drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mars defends it well.
Mars tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giantsbane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giantsbane throws a looping overhand right but Mars ducks down to avoid it.
Mars misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mars looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane throws a lazy right hand but Mars sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Giantsbane blocks the leg kick.
Mars takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Vincent Mars has been cut.
Giantsbane takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mars moves in looking to clinch but Giantsbane pushes him off.
Vincent Mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mars connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Giantsbane. Those never looked like landing.
Mars walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giantsbane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mars lands with a kick to the temple. Giantsbane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Mars connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Giantsbane to the floor! Mars dives in looking for the finish!

Giantsbane is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mars prevents Giantsbane from improving his position.
Giantsbane is still in real trouble! Can Mars finish him?
Mars is thwarting Giantsbane's attempts to control the position.
Giantsbane seems to have recovered his senses.
Mars will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mars is staying active.
Mars wants to free his trapped foot but Giantsbane is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mars throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mars not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Giantsbane keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane is not content to let Mars control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Giantsbane lands a right hook to the body.
Mars lunges at Giantsbane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Giantsbane's hand.

Mars rushes Giantsbane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giantsbane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mars working aggressively here.
Giantsbane has had enough of the clinch but Mars keeps him there for the moment.
Mars struggles to land a body shot inside as Giantsbane controls his hands.
Giantsbane tries to circle away but Mars has him pinned against the cage.
Giantsbane wants a takedown.
Vincent Mars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tormund Giantsbane.
Mars gets underhooks to prevent Giantsbane's takedown attempt.
Giantsbane tries for a takedown but Mars manages to get underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Giantsbane digs a right hand into Mars's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mars's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane trying to stall but Mars improves his position.
The referee calls for Mars to work.
Giantsbane managing to block the knees to the body from Mars.

Giantsbane gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Giantsbane trying to control from half guard but Mars is working away.
Giantsbane trying to pass the guard but Mars defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giantsbane winds up and cracks Mars with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Giantsbane lands strikes from half guard.
Giantsbane lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Giantsbane lands a nice short elbow.
Giantsbane drops an elbow to the side of Mars's head.
Giantsbane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mars with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Giantsbane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mars tries to get to full guard but Giantsbane has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Mars dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Mars's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Good leg kick by Mars there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Giantsbane misses with a double jab
letting Mars counter with a right hand.
Giantsbane throws out a loose jab but Mars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giantsbane throws a lazy right hand but Mars sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giantsbane has a takedown stuffed.
Mars is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mars will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tormund Giantsbane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giantsbane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mars bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Giantsbane's head backwards.
Mars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giantsbane.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mars.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mars throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mars chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mars tries to score with a low kick but Giantsbane moves his leg out of the way.
Mars scores with a head kick. Giantsbane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giantsbane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mars was well out of range. Poor timing from Giantsbane.
Mars is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mars fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giantsbane manages to avoid it.
Giantsbane changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Giantsbane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Giantsbane fails with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Mars misses its target.
Giantsbane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giantsbane misses the jab.
Mars swings for the body but Giantsbane moves out of range.
Giantsbane throws out a loose jab but Mars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mars uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Giantsbane throws a shot from downtown. Mars moves away and avoids it.
Mars connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Giantsbane's hands.
Mars is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giantsbane can do to turn this around?

Mars has managed to clinch.
Giantsbane wants a takedown but no success here.
Vincent Mars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tormund Giantsbane.
Giantsbane wants to get back to striking at distance but Mars won't allow it.

Giantsbane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giantsbane throws a series of punches but Mars avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mars instigates a clinch.
Mars just leaning against Giantsbane, taking a breather.
Mars is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giantsbane is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mars throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Giantsbane dodges an elbow strike from Mars.
Mars prevents a body shot from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mars gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mars misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Giantsbane fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mars.
Mars tries to work over Giantsbane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mars stalling in the clinch.
Mars lands a left hand.
Giantsbane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giantsbane stalling in the clinch but Mars improves position.
Mars pushes Giantsbane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giantsbane managing to block the knees to the body from Mars.

Giantsbane manages to break the clinch.
Giantsbane throws the left hand but Mars avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mars, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane loads up on a big right hand but Mars slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Mars. No joy for Giantsbane on that attempt.
Giantsbane is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mars connects with the punch.
Giantsbane might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Mars throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Giantsbane stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Mars follows into mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giantsbane takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mars's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Mars!
Vincent Mars retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Vincent Mars thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.