PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Strong Strongman (ranked 9179 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joon BigMan (ranked 13109 p4p, 0 weight class). Joon BigMan has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Strongman
vs
BigMan

199 cm
21
290 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

219 cm
37
289 lbs
9 - 32 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Strong Strongman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 32 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joon BigMan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Strongman clinches.
Strongman is pressed up against the cage. BigMan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Strongman down to the mat. Strongman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

BigMan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Strongman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
BigMan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BigMan working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BigMan is pushing down on Strongman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Strongman is fighting to maintain full guard but BigMan has managed to sneak the leg through.
BigMan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
BigMan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
BigMan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BigMan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
BigMan wants to stand up but Strongman is controlling the position.
BigMan wants to pass the guard but Strongman is defending well.

BigMan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Strongman sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BigMan trying to control from half guard but Strongman is working away.
Strongman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
BigMan thows a huge punch but Strongman dodges it nicely.
BigMan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Strongman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

BigMan is working for a kimura but Strongman is defending it quite comfortably.

BigMan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BigMan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
BigMan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, BigMan seems content to control.
Strongman is staying active underneath BigMan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
BigMan trying to control the pace.
BigMan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
BigMan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
BigMan trying to control the action but Strongman is working from the bottom.
BigMan tries to pass to full mount but Strongman defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
BigMan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joon BigMan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Strongman takes the fight into the clinch.
Strongman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Strongman lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Joon BigMan has been cut.
Strongman throws an elbow but it misses.
BigMan wants a takedown.
Strongman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strongman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has BigMan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Strongman lands a big elbow that sends BigMan down! BigMan recovers to guard.

BigMan is rocked!

That has opened up Joon BigMan's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strongman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
BigMan is still in real trouble! Can Strongman finish him?
Strongman throws a big elbow that misses.
BigMan seems to have recovered his senses.
Strongman throws a strike but BigMan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Strongman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Strongman is looking to stand back up but BigMan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Strongman.
BigMan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BigMan wants to control but Strongman is keeping him busy.
Strongman tries to kick BigMan off but BigMan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
BigMan not landing any meaningful shots this time.

BigMan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Strongman defends it well.
BigMan trying to control the action but Strongman is working from the bottom.
Strongman is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
BigMan wants to free his trapped foot but Strongman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
BigMan is looking to take a break and control but Strongman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

BigMan seems to be working for a kimura but Strongman defends the submission attempt.

BigMan seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongman is trying to stand.
Strongman wants to stand back up but BigMan manages to pass into side control.
Joon BigMan has got the better of the ground game so far.

BigMan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no BigMan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
BigMan trying to control the action but Strongman is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

BigMan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
BigMan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strongman is fending him off so far but BigMan persists. Nope, Strongman circles away and we're back to standing.
Strong Strongman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joon BigMan.

Strongman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strong Strongman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Strongman lands an elbow just above BigMan 's eye.

The cut above Joon BigMan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
BigMan is trying to pull guard but Strongman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strongman lands an elbow inside that BigMan shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strongman.
Strongman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Strongman lands an elbow inside that BigMan shrugs off.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Strong Strongman!
Strong Strongman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.