PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparring Partner (ranked 7907 p4p, 229 weight class) and Tires Quickly (ranked 25228 p4p, 250 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!

Partner
vs
Quickly

225 cm
27
300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

205 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sparring Partner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tires Quickly!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quickly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Partner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Partner appears to be looking for a big counter.
Quickly fails to land with a series of punches.
Partner looks to land a combination but Quickly avoids it well.

Partner instigates a clinch.
Partner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Quickly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Partner rushes Quickly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Partner lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Tires Quickly has been cut.
Quickly blocks an elbow strike from Partner.
Quickly can't break the clinch.
Partner lands a nice elbow.
Quickly takes an elbow to the temple.
Partner misses with an elbow over the top.
Quickly working hard to break the clinch.

Quickly manages to break the clinch.
Quickly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Partner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partner throws a series of punches but Quickly moves out of range.

Partner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quickly, pushing him back against the cage.
Partner lands a damaging elbow.
Quickly avoids a wild elbow strike from Partner.
Partner lands an elbow that stopped Quickly in his tracks for a moment.
Partner lands a damaging elbow.

Quickly is rocked!
Quickly looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quickly is still on wobbly legs! Can Partner finish him?
Quickly wants to get back to striking at distance but Partner won't allow it.
Quickly dodges an elbow strike from Partner.
Quickly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Partner has him pressed against the cage.
Quickly seems to have recovered his senses.
Partner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Quickly fails to land.
Partner lands a nice elbow.
Partner lands an elbow that stopped Quickly in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Partner.
Partner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Quickly's defenses.
Partner pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Quickly! Partner unloads with more strikes and Quickly sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparring Partner!
In defeat, Tires Quickly stepped up to the mic, saying 'I fought hard to entertain and that's all that matters'.