PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geryon Macropus (ranked 5354 p4p, 5413 weight class) and Berkthar Bankenfuere (ranked 511 p4p, 517 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Macropus
vs
Bankenfuere

200 cm
20
275
3 - 2 - 0

205 cm
18
278
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

The Stuff
Knockaround Guys Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geryon Macropus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Berkthar Bankenfuere!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Macropus forces Bankenfuere back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Macropus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Berkthar Bankenfuere has been cut.
Come on Macropus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Macropus can't find room to land a body shot as Bankenfuere controls the action.
Bankenfuere's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That has opened up Berkthar Bankenfuere's cut even more.
Macropus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Macropus prevents Bankenfuere from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Macropus misses with an elbow strike.
Bankenfuere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bankenfuere trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bankenfuere swings wildly with an uppercut but Macropus uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Macropus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bankenfuere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macropus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Macropus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bankenfuere looks winded!
Macropus leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macropus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bankenfuere's efforts to push away.
Bankenfuere takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Berkthar Bankenfuere's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Geryon Macropus!
A victorious Geryon Macropus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.