PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Short McSmall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Greiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McSmall
vs
Greiner

150 cm
25
129 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Short McSmall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Greiner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greiner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McSmall's waist but McSmall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Greiner off to one side.

Greiner scores with a takedown into McSmall's guard.
McSmall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greiner on the ground.
Greiner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

McSmall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greiner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greiner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McSmall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greiner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McSmall being controlled here, momentarily.
McSmall is trying to control the position but Greiner postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Greiner content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Greiner drives through with a takedown into McSmall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greiner pushes down on McSmall's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Greiner controlling the pace.
Greiner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McSmall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McSmall tries to get out of the position.
Greiner stalling.
Greiner drops an elbow to the side of McSmall's head.
McSmall is breathing heavily.
Greiner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Greiner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McSmall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greiner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ground and pound from Greiner.

McSmall is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greiner scores with a big shot! McSmall's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save McSmall! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Greiner!
Thomas Greiner spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.