PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Smasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Tahnk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Smasher
vs
Tahnk

193 cm
19
284 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Smasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Tahnk!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahnk shoots in but no luck this time.
Tahnk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smasher. That's going to slow Tahnk down.

Smasher clinches up with Tahnk and pushes him back against the cage.
Tahnk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Tahnk is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Smasher can't fight it off and eventually Tahnk manages to take the fight to the floor. Smasher looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tahnk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tahnk stands up over Smasher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tahnk wants to stand but Smasher is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tahnk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smasher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Smasher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smasher keeping moving, preventing Tahnk from controlling successfully.
Tahnk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smasher swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smasher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Smasher working for a triangle but Tahnk defends it easily.
Smasher is breathing heavily.
Tahnk tries to stand but Smasher is controlling from the bottom.
Smasher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smasher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tahnk.
Tahnk working some strikes from top position.
Tahnk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tahnk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tahnk lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smasher wants to sweep here but Tahnk controlling him for the moment.
Tahnk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tahnk advances to half guard.
Smasher is refusing to be controlled, as Tahnk sits in half guard.
Tahnk lands strikes from half guard.
Tahnk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tahnk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smasher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smasher working a defensive guard here.

Smasher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahnk wants to control from the top but Smasher keeps moving.
Smasher throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Smasher manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tahnk tries to clinch but Smasher moves away

and Smasher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tahnk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smasher tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smasher has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tahnk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tahnk pushes Smasher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smasher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tahnk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Smasher. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Smasher breaks from the clinch.
Smasher misses with a double jab.
Smasher could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Smasher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smasher trying to control the action but Tahnk is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smasher is trying to work for a kimura but Tahnk is defending well.
Tahnk wants to get back to his feet.
Tahnk wants to improve his position but Smasher is controlling well.

Smasher is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smasher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Smasher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tahnk defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smasher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Smasher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Smasher avoids the body shot from Tahnk.
Tahnk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Smasher.

Tahnk feints and as Smasher raises his hands in defense, Tahnk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Tahnk is sitting in close to Smasher's body. Smasher has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tahnk is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tahnk is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Smasher.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hulk Smasher!