PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lump Beefrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helge Fossmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fossmo has chosen Helge Fossmo predikar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beefrock
vs
Fossmo

200 cm
28
300 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

203 cm
43
286 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Red Light Coffeeshop
House of Valor

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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lump Beefrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helge Fossmo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefrock lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Helge Fossmo has been cut.
Beefrock lands a really nice looking cross but Fossmo seems unphased.
Beefrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fossmo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fossmo dives in and grabs Beefrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beefrock pushes down on Fossmo's head and hops out.
Beefrock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beefrock throws a right hand that Fossmo ducks under and follows up with a left that Fossmo also avoids with ease.
Fossmo tries to move into range but Beefrock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beefrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Fossmo is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beefrock throws the left hand but Fossmo avoids the punch easily.
Beefrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fossmo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefrock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beefrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Lump Beefrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beefrock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fossmo will feel that in the morning.
Beefrock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fossmo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beefrock tries to avoid it but Fossmo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beefrock to the ground. Beefrock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beefrock throws a head kick but Fossmo moves out of range.
Fossmo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fossmo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beefrock throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fossmo! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo avoids the body shot from Beefrock.
Fossmo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fossmo blocks a leg kick.
Fossmo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beefrock misses with a looping left.
Beefrock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beefrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fossmo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fossmo! But no joy.
Beefrock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beefrock looks to land a body kick but Fossmo moved away.
Beefrock misses with a left hand
and Fossmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefrock throws a head kick that misses.
Fossmo throws out a counter right but Beefrock avoids it with no problem.
Beefrock misses with a hook.
Fossmo checks a leg kick.
Beefrock throws a low kick but Fossmo avoids it.
Fossmo slips under a jab.
Beefrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fossmo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Fossmo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fossmo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefrock dips to his left and cracks Fossmo with an uppercut!
Fossmo moves away from the strike by Beefrock.
Beefrock backing away here, and Fossmo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Beefrock misses with a right hand
and Fossmo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fossmo slips under a jab from Beefrock.
Beefrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Fossmo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beefrock with a body shot.
Beefrock scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fossmo defending well as Beefrock loads up on a big left hand.
Fossmo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beefrock with a body shot.
Beefrock darts in trying to clinch
and Fossmo counters with a right hand to the body.
Beefrock misses with a right hand
and Fossmo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beefrock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beefrock lands with an overhand left.

Beefrock has closed the distance and engaged Fossmo in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefrock misses with a body punch.
Beefrock is pressed up against the cage. Fossmo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beefrock down to the mat. Beefrock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Beefrock misses with a hook.
Fossmo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice shot by Beefrock.
Beefrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fossmo swats away the attempt to clinch by Beefrock.
Beefrock misses with a shot to the body
and Fossmo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Beefrock tenderised Fossmo's leg. Fossmo is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefrock throws a body punch but Fossmo moves out of range.
Lump Beefrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beefrock misses with a hook to the body
and Fossmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beefrock misses the shot to the body.
Beefrock throws the kick towards the body but Fossmo avoids it.
Beefrock looks to land a right hand but Fossmo moved out of range.
A nice side step and Fossmo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lump Beefrock is winning the standup battle so far.
Beefrock lands with a kick to the temple. Fossmo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beefrock misses with a hook. Fossmo ducked under it nicely.
Fossmo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beefrock with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefrock throws out a loose jab but Fossmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beefrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Fossmo.

Fossmo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beefrock quickly recovers to half guard.

Fossmo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fossmo trying to control from half guard but Beefrock is working away.

Fossmo is working for a kimura but Beefrock is defending it quite comfortably.
Fossmo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beefrock defending well though.

Fossmo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beefrock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beefrock.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beefrock is on top in guard.

Beefrock postures up.
Beefrock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fossmo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beefrock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lump Beefrock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helge Fossmo'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beefrock.
Beefrock tries to clinch up.
Fossmo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beefrock tries a low kick but Fossmo avoids it.
Beefrock takes a swing at Fossmo's ribcage but misses.
Beefrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fossmo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Beefrock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beefrock.
Beefrock just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Fossmo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Beefrock misses with a wild body shot.
Fossmo looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefrock swings widly with a right hand
and Fossmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beefrock throws a leg kick
and Fossmo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beefrock.
Beefrock clobbers Fossmo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fossmo slips a jab from Beefrock.
Beefrock misses with a low kick.
Fossmo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beefrock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo avoids the body shot from Beefrock.
Fossmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beefrock.
Beefrock looks to throw the jab but Fossmo is out of range.
Fossmo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beefrock throws a body kick that misses.
Fossmo slips a straight right by Beefrock.
Fossmo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beefrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fossmo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefrock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fossmo is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beefrock.
Fossmo blocks the body kick.
Fossmo throws out a counter right but Beefrock avoids it with no problem.
Fossmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fossmo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beefrock stuns Fossmo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beefrock throws a front kick aimed at Fossmo's knee but Fossmo avoids it well.
Beefrock throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefrock throws out a loose jab but Fossmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beefrock throws a body punch but Fossmo moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Fossmo misses.
Beefrock misses with a hook
and Fossmo counters with a nice body shot.
Beefrock lands a jab to Fossmo's midsection.
Beefrock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fossmo if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beefrock.
Beefrock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lump Beefrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beefrock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lump Beefrock!
A relieved looking Lump Beefrock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.