PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shang Tsung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rune Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsung comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat Theme. Rune Hammer has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tsung
vs
Hammer

195 cm
25
266 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
247 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shang Tsung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rune Hammer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsung was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a body shot
and Tsung counters with an outside leg kick.
Hammer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tsung counters with a head kick. That will keep Hammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tsung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Tsung misses
and Hammer counters with a right hand to the body.
Hammer throws a sloppy body shot

and Tsung counters with a head kick that drops Hammer to the mat! Hammer scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Hammer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hammer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tsung throws a head kick that misses
and Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Rune Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer tries to land a body kick
and Tsung counters with a solid body kick.
A low kick from Hammer is predictable there
and Tsung counters with a slapping leg kick.

Tsung lands a big head kick that sends Hammer tumbling to the mat! Tsung takes a step backwards and waves Hammer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Tsung finish him?
Tsung misses with a head kick.
Hammer seems to have recovered his senses.
Tsung tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer avoids a kick to the body.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tsung counters with a head kick. That will keep Hammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tsung throws a lazy head kick
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tsung throws a head kick that misses
and Hammer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hammer swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Tsung counter with a right hand.
Tsung with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hammer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tsung rather than just go for the knockout.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammer scores with a hook.
Tsung tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hammer throws a lazy head kick
and Tsung counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hammer is lucky that one didn't land flush.

It looks like Rune Hammer has been cut.
Hammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Tsung counters with a big head kick but Hammer shrugs it off.
Tsung moves away from the strike by Hammer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a right hand that misses
and Tsung counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsung keeps Hammer at a distance using the push kick.
Hammer looks gassed!
Hammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Tsung lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hammer doesn't seem phased though.
Tsung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shang Tsung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tsung lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hammer takes a step back to recover.
Tsung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsung explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tsung throws a low kick, looking for Hammer's leg but Hammer calmly moves out of range.
Tsung throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsung counters with a nice body kick.
Tsung misses with a head kick.
Hammer misses with a hook
and Tsung counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tsung throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Tsung throws a head kick but Hammer moves out of range.
Tsung keeps Hammer at a distance using the push kick.
Tsung misses with a head kick.
Hammer throws a right hand that misses
and Tsung counters with a low kick, right behind Hammer 's knee.
Tsung thuds his shin into the meat of Hammer's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsung tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Tsung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer blocks a head kick by Tsung.
Hammer misses with a body shot
and Tsung counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tsung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammer connects with a body shot.
Hammer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tsung.
Hammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsung counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tsung scores with a head kick.
Hammer blocks a head kick by Tsung.
Tsung throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Hammer misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Tsung counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hammer's knee momentarily.
Tsung lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shang Tsung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rune Hammer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hammer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tsung counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hammer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tsung is fending him off so far but Hammer persists. Nope, Tsung circles away and we're back to standing.
Tsung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer misses with a shot to the body
and Tsung counters with a head kick.
Hammer misses with a hook to the body
and Tsung counters with a head kick.
Tsung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Tsung sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hammer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tsung counters with an outside leg kick.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Tsung.
Hammer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tsung lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsung uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tsung moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tsung throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Tsung.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Tsung.
Hammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsung counters with a head kick. That will keep Hammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tsung counters with a good low kick that Hammer was not able to check.
Tsung lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hammer takes a step back to recover.
Tsung fakes the leg kick and cracks Hammer in the body.
Tsung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammer can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Tsung.
Tsung keeps Hammer at a distance using the push kick.
Hammer blocks a head kick by Tsung.
Tsung scores with a head kick.
A head kick from Tsung lands but Hammer takes it in his stride.
Tsung throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsung. That's going to slow Hammer down.
Tsung looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but Tsung shows good takedown defense.
Tsung throws a head kick but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer misses with a right hand
and Tsung counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Tsung.
Hammer misses with an uppercut
and Tsung counters with a nice leg kick.
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Tsung finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tsung throws a head kick that Hammer semi-blocks.
Tsung moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Tsung.
Tsung lands a head kick. Hammer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hammer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tsung makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hammer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsung misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Hammer misses
and Tsung counters with a head kick. That will keep Hammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hammer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tsung has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsung lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tsung buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tsung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammer throws a right hand that misses
and Tsung counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hammer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hammer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tsung.
Tsung scores with a head kick. Hammer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hammer misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tsung to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Tsung.
Tsung throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Shang Tsung is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Tsung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shang Tsung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rune Hammer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tsung throws a head kick but Hammer moves out of range.
Tsung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Hammer lands a lovely overhand right.
Tsung thumps Hammer with a low kick.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsung lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Tsung. No joy for Hammer on that attempt.
Tsung throws a head kick that misses.
Tsung throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tsung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hammer can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer jabs at Tsung's body.
Hammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsung makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hammer really felt that one!
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Tsung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsung throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsung was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
Tsung keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hammer misses the jab.
Hammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsung throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hammer.
Shang Tsung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsung misses with a head kick.
Tsung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsung throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick by Tsung misses
and Hammer counters with an outside leg kick.
Hammer misses with a hook
and Tsung counters with a big head kick but Hammer shrugs it off.
Hammer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick
and Tsung counters with a good low kick that Hammer was not able to check.
Tsung throws a head kick that misses
and Hammer counters with a good, hard body kick but Tsung shrugs it off.
Tsung avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Tsung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsung sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsung defending well as Hammer loads up on a big left hand.
Hammer misses with a jab to the body
and Tsung counters with a nice leg kick.
Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsung keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shang Tsung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rune Hammer.
Tsung throws a body kick the misses
and Hammer counters with an inside leg kick.
Hammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsung is looking to land body kicks.
Tsung throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hammer's head.
Hammer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tsung counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hammer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rune Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Tsung counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Tsung does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Hammer misses
and Tsung counters with a good low kick that Hammer was not able to check.
Tsung slips under a jab.
Hammer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tsung counters with a head kick. That will keep Hammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A big right from Hammer misses.
Hammer misses with an uppercut
and Tsung counters with a body kick that stops Hammer in his tracks momentarily.
Tsung tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Tsung counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer misses with a right hand
and Tsung counters with a head kick.
Tsung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tsung throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hammer's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shang Tsung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tsung has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shang Tsung!
Shang Tsung is the new super heavyweight champion!