PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sully Imega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Giant comes to the ring accompanied by Till I collapse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Giant
vs
Imega

200 cm
23
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre The Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sully Imega!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Giant dodges the punch combination from Imega.
The Giant has his takedown stuffed
and Imega counters with a series of strikes. The Giant will be more careful next time no doubt.

Imega dives in and scores a takedown into The Giant's guard.
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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Imega accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Giant controlling the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Imega won't allow The Giant to get back to his feet.
Imega loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Imega throws a big right hand that misses.
The Giant working a defensive guard here.
Imega in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Imega loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Imega connects with a couple of short punches.
Imega distracts The Giant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Imega in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imega loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Imega working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Imega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Giant wants to get back to his feet but Imega is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Imega scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Imega postures up in The Giant's guard and throws a big left but The Giant blocks it.
The Giant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Imega postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Imega wants to stand but The Giant has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Imega postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Giant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Imega's guard.
The Giant throws an elbow that misses. Imega uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Giant's guard. Nice move by Imega!
The Giant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imega connects with a couple of short punches.
The Giant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imega keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Giant's head.
Imega throws a strike but The Giant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Giant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Giant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Imega can do anything to dispel that myth.
The Giant trying to control the position from guard on top but Imega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Imega scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Giant is defended easily by Imega.
The Giant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Imega's waist but Imega gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Giant off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre The Giant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Giant is breathing heavily.
The Giant shoots in for a takedown but Imega shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Imega is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Imega's corner calls for a 1-2. Imega obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Andre The Giant has been cut.
The Giant has his takedown stuffed
and Imega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Imega lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imega scores with a sloppy right hand. The Giant should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Giant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Giant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Imega slips under a jab.
Imega misses with a double jab.
The Giant misses with a takedown

and Imega counters with a shoot takedown. The Giant fights it but they end up in guard.
The Giant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Imega scoring with some ground and pound.
Imega with a flurry of punches that miss.
Imega cracks The Giant with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Imega decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Imega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sully Imega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre The Giant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Giant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for The Giant. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Imega avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Giant with a poor takedown
and Imega counters with a left and a right that stings The Giant.
The Giant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A right-left combo lands from Imega.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Giant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Imega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Imega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Giant misses with a double jab
and Imega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Imega closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. The Giant quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Giant trying to control here.
Imega missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Imega.
Imega is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Imega is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Imega not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Giant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Giant has hold of Imega's hands but Imega slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Imega decides to stand up.
The Giant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Imega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Giant fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre The Giant. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Imega scores a takedown into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imega scoring with strikes but The Giant is staying in there.
The Giant wants to control but Imega is having none of it.
The Giant is bucking up trying to escape but Imega cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Imega scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns The Giant that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Imega is landing with some decent strikes but The Giant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Imega cracks The Giant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Imega looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Imega is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Giant can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imega lands a big shot there that rocks The Giant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Imega landing shots from mount.
Imega raining down hammerfists from mount.
The Giant is wriggling around trying to escape.
Imega with a couple of short strikes.
The Giant in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Imega lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Imega putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The Giant taking shots to the head.
Imega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Imega cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imega avoids the attempt from The Giant to control.
Imega lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Giant tries to lock up and control but Imega gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Imega postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Giant looks a forlorn figure.
Imega landing strikes from the mount.
Imega pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Imega has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The Giant's face.
Imega with a couple of short strikes.
Imega working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Imega cracks The Giant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Imega pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sully Imega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre The Giant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Imega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Giant.

Imega gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Giant to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Imega wants to get back to his feet but The Giant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Giant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The Giant decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Imega gets a takedown into half guard.

The Giant has one foot on Imega's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Imega misses.
Imega misses the jab.
The Giant shoots and misses
letting Imega counter with a right hand.
Sully Imega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Imega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Imega just misses with a punch to the body.
Imega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Giant shoots in for a takedown but Imega shows good takedown defense.
The Giant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Imega is fending him off so far but The Giant persists. Nope, Imega circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre The Giant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Imega moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Giant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Imega avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from The Giant misses its intended target.
The Giant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Imega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Imega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Giant was well out of range. Poor timing from Imega.
Andre The Giant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Giant closes the distance and clinches up with Imega, looking for a takedown. The Giant pushes Imega against the ropes but Imega circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Giant dodges the punch combination from Imega.
A nice combination there by Imega.
Imega fails to land with a series of punches.
The Giant lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Giant lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Giant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Imega counters with a series of strikes. The Giant will be more careful next time no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Imega.
Imega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Giant lands with a nice body punch.
The Giant fails to land with a series of punches.

Imega closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Giant did well to prevent Imega getting side control.
Imega working over The Giant with some ground and pound. The Giant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Imega misses with a head shot. The Giant uses the momentum to regain guard.
Imega in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Giant trying to keep a closed guard but Imega is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imega content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Imega gets to his feet. The Giant looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre The Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Giant is defended easily by Imega.
Imega misses with a jab, cross combination.

The Giant has closed the distance and engaged Imega in a clinch.
Andre The Giant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Imega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sully Imega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Giant misses with a combination
and Imega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sully Imega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Imega winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Sully Imega!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Sully Imega!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Sully Imega!

Sully Imega wins by unanimous decision!
A determined Sully Imega didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!