PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hao Qiang (ranked 982 p4p, 1416 weight class) and Victor Fries (ranked 53 p4p, 78 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Qiang
vs
Fries

200 cm
26
275
10 - 2 - 0

225 cm
23
300
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sakura Style

Champion Apparel

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hao Qiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Fries !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Qiang closes the distance and clinches.
Qiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Fries controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Fries .
Fries tries to work over Qiang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fries .
Qiang misses with some punches.
Fries lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Hao Qiang has been cut.
Qiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fries lands with a light punch inside.
Fries misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Qiang.
Fries lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Qiang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Qiang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fries blocks an uppercut.
Fries lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fries gets through Qiang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fries is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Qiang is leaning against Fries and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fries looks winded!
Qiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Fries - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Qiang on the inside.
Fries misses with the head strike.
Qiang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fries blocking some punches.
Qiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Fries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qiang gets through Fries 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Qiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qiang misses with the head strike.
Qiang lands an uppercut.
Qiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Fries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fries tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Qiang's elbow.
Fries blocks a body shot from Qiang.
The referee calls for Fries to work.
Fries controlling the action here for a moment.
Fries lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Qiang.
Qiang blocks an uppercut.
Qiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Fries fails to land.
Qiang throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Qiang.
Qiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fries s head.
Qiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fries backwards.
Fries misses with a hook to the ribs.
Qiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Fries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Fries .
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Fries .
Fries tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Qiang's elbow.
Fries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Qiang.
Qiang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Qiang blocks a body shot from Fries .
Qiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qiang is leaning against Fries and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qiang lands a shoulder strike.

Fries is rocked!
Qiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fries 's elbow.
Fries tries to stall but Qiang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Fries .
Qiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fries is still on wobbly legs! Can Qiang finish him?

Qiang drops Fries onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fries is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Qiang misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Qiang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
Fries goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Qiang misses with the head strike.
Fries seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
Fries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Qiang lands with a right to the head.
Fries looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Qiang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fries misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fries struggles to land a body shot inside as Qiang controls his hands.
Qiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Qiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Fries uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Qiang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fries backwards.
Fries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Qiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qiang working aggressively here.
Qiang working aggressively here.
Fries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Qiang.
Fries misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qiang is leaning against Fries and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Qiang lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Fries fails to land.
Fries tries to work over Qiang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Qiang working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hao Qiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hao Qiang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fries takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Qiang misses with a looping right.
Fries staying out of range there.
Fries avoids a kick to the body.
Fries throws out a counter right but Qiang avoids it with no problem.
Qiang takes one to the chin there.
Qiang connects with a jab.
Fries looks to throw the jab but Qiang is out of range.
Qiang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fries has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Qiang throws a jab when Fries was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Qiang.
Fries takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Qiang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fries moves away from the strike by Qiang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fries fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Qiang finds it's way through Fries 's defenses.
Qiang stuns Fries with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Qiang.
Qiang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Qiang ducks under a wild hook from Fries .
Qiang lands a body shot.

Qiang moves into the clinch successfully.
Qiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Fries is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Qiang.
Hao Qiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Qiang.
Fries stalling in the clinch but Qiang improves position.
Qiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Qiang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fries blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fries fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qiang lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fries to his knees! Qiang keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hao Qiang!
A very excited looking Hao Qiang made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.