PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fickel Groober (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strife comes into the arena with One Winged Angel blaring out of the sound system. Fickel Groober will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Strife
vs
Groober

201 cm
24
290 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
22
290 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

White Gorilla Nutrition

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cloud Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Fickel Groober!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife dodges the punch combination from Groober.
Groober lands with an overhand left.
Groober tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Strife rushes Groober and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Groober prevents a takedown attempt there.
Groober is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Strife stalling the fight.
Strife goes for a takedown in the clinch but Groober prevents it.
Strife trying to control the position but instead, Groober has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strife into the ropes.
Strife drops down looking for an ankle pick but Groober pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groober throws a hook to the side of Strife's head but Strife sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Groober loads up on a big right hand but Strife slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Groober throws a right and a left that Strife avoids nicely.
Groober misses with a looping left.
Groober will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strife shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strife avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strife looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Groober is fending him off so far but Strife persists. Nope, Groober circles away and we're back to standing.
Groober misses with a straight right.
Strife walks into a stiff left hand from Groober.
Strife tries to score a power double leg takedown but Groober sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strife somewhat.
Groober throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife looks for a takedown but Groober sprawls well.

Groober gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Strife to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Strife trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Strife accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Groober wants to stand and escape but Strife is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Groober preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Groober really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strife. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strife passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Strife moves into full mount!
Strife scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Groober?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groober holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Strife tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Strife raining down shots from the mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Strife there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A nice elbow there by Strife.
Strife throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Strife with a couple of short strikes.
Strife scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Strife landing punches.
Groober looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Groober taking shots to the head.
Strife in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Groober's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Strife scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife working Groober over with strikes here.
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
Strife is landing with some decent strikes but Groober is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Strife connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Strife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Strife in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Groober is in a horrible position here. Strife smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BOOM! Strife connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Groober taking shots to the head.
Strife looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Strife with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strife landing shots from mount.
Strife raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Strife lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cloud Strife dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Strife gets the takedown into side control.
Groober stops Strife from passing to mount.
Cloud Strife overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strife landing a few strikes.
Strife cracks Groober with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sloppy strikes there by Strife.
Strife cracks Groober with a big elbow.
Groober takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Strife lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strife moves into full mount!
Strife is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Groober in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Groober that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife with a couple of short strikes.
Strife with a couple of short strikes.
Groober wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Strife landing shots from mount.
Groober taking shots to the head.
Groober in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Strife lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strife postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Groober looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Strife cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Strife scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Groober?
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
Strife raining down shots from the mount!
Groober takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Strife looking to finish Groober with some ground and pound. This is bad for Groober!
The referee warns Groober that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Strife with the ground and pound from mount.
Groober taking shots to the head.
Strife lands a big shot there that rocks Groober but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Strife is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Strife will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Strife punishing his opponent with strikes.
Groober is in a horrible position here. Strife smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Strife has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Groober's face.
Groober is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Strife scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Groober?
Groober is bucking up trying to escape but Strife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Strife is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Groober can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife punishing his opponent with strikes.
Strife putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Strife scoring with strikes but Groober is staying in there.
Strife in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Groober taking shots to the head.
Strife looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Strife has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Strife with a couple of short strikes.
Strife scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Strife.
Strife punishing his opponent with strikes.
Strife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Strife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Strife lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Strife landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Groober's face.
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
Groober is bucking up trying to escape but Strife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Strife is landing with some decent strikes but Groober is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Strife lands a big elbow.
Strife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Groober wants to try and get back to his feet.
Strife landing strikes from the mount and Groober is in trouble!
Strife is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Strife lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Groober hang on?
Strife raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strife with the ground and pound from mount.
Strife scoring with strikes but Groober is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cloud Strife dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Strife fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Groober looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Groober connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Strife slips a jab and a cross from Groober.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Strife.
Strife works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Strife scoring with punches from side control.
Groober takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Strife wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Groober, who protects the arm well.
Groober avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Strife.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife prevents Groober from escaping the position.
Strife advances to full mount.
Strife looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
Strife is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Groober can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Strife working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Strife landing strikes, looking to finish!
Strife landing punches.
Strife lands a big elbow.
Strife lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Strife lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife won't let Groober get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Strife connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Strife unloading with bombs!
Strife is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Groober takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Groober wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Strife cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Strife connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Groober is bucking up trying to escape but Strife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Strife looking to finish Groober with some ground and pound. This is bad for Groober!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands a big elbow.
Strife postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Groober looks a forlorn figure.
Strife landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Strife cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Strife working Groober over with strikes here.
Strife with shots to the head and body - Groober looks very uncomfortable down there.
Strife lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Groober hang on?
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
Strife with good strikes from the mount here!
Strife lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Strife raining down shots from the mount!
Groober is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Strife lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Strife is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Groober can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fickel Groober has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Strife.
Strife lands a big shot there that rocks Groober but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Strife fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Groober is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Strife looking to finish Groober with some ground and pound. This is bad for Groober!
Strife lands a big shot there that rocks Groober but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Strife in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Strife throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Strife.
Strife with a couple of short strikes.
Strife has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Groober's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cloud Strife showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strife, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cloud Strife!