PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief has chosen Metallica - Some Kind Of Monster as his entrance music. Ivan Zangief is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Schroeder
vs
Zangief

198 cm
23
282 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

213 cm
23
280 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

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Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Schroeder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schroeder.
Schroeder throws an off balance right hand
and Zangief counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zangief explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zangief scores with a hook.
Zangief darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Schroeder misses.
Schroeder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zangief does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schroeder throws a series of punches but Zangief avoids them all with ease.
Franklin Schroeder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zangief throws a jab but it's blocked by Schroeder.
Zangief displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schroeder throws out the jab.
Zangief loads up on a big right hand but Schroeder slips the punch.
A jab from Zangief does it's job there.
Zangief fakes the leg kick and cracks Schroeder in the body.
Schroeder misses the shot to the body.
Schroeder misses with a low kick as Zangief jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief throws a body kick that misses.
Zangief has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Schroeder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Schroeder loads up on a big right hand but Zangief slips the punch.
Schroeder has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Farrell Pikey Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Schroeder throws a sloppy body shot
and Zangief counters with a solid body kick.
Zangief scores with a shot to the body.
Schroeder throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Zangief counters with a nice right hand that sends Schroeder toppling to the canvas! Schroeder scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Zangief finish him?!

Schroeder is rocked!
Schroeder is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schroeder throws a right hand that misses
and Zangief counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schroeder thinking.
Oh Schroeder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zangief, right into the meat.
Zangief is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zangief drops Schroeder with a huge uppercut! Schroeder drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Zangief is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Zangief!
Ivan Zangief is the new heavyweight champion!
Ivan Zangief bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.