Fly-by Knights' Youngsters Carry the Day

After a confusing weekend of action, we're finally here to report on what happened in the latest MMBBL showdown! The match between the Fly-by Knights and the Smash and Go'nads was scheduled to take place on Sunday, but due to torrential rain it was rescheduled for the preceding Friday. Thanks to the miracle of sorcerous weather forecasting, disaster was averted before it arrived and the game went on as planned.

It was a lovely day, with an even mix of human and dwarf fans packed into the stadium. The Smash and Go'nads had been training hard for this matchup, knowing full well that while they certainly out-toughed the Knights, they were lacking proportionally in the area of pure skill. This skill was absent during the first kickoff, however, as the opening boot sailed out of bounds. Dwarf runner Dick Gozinia was awarded the ball for the opening drive and the game was underway with a pas to fellow runner Adam Meway. As Meway charged down the sideline, he was unceremoniously dumped past the guardrail by blitzer Victor Dashing of the Knights, and carried to safety by the dwarven fans.

Not willing to sit by and let the human squad out-muscle his team, troll slayer Gil T Azell set about some immediate retribution, smashing into lineman Max Limit of the Knights and sending him sprawling on the pitch. He hobbled off under his own power but did not return. The seesaw battle of physical dominance continued as human lineman Tad Overdrest sent Dick Gozinia on the same journey as Adam Meway - he too was knocked into the bleachers and was carried back to the dugout in much the same manner as his teammate was earlier. Seeing his teammates systematically removed from play sent the aforementioned Azell into an even greater frenzy, and he throttled Fly-by Knights running back Jacques Strappe to within an inch of his life. After some on-site surgery and a great deal of tears from the eligible young ladies in the skyboxes, Strappe emerged from the huddle of medics, seemingly right as rain.

Though their strongman had been sent off to recover from this injury, the Knights had succeeded in tilting the numbers game in their favour. Even as the normally-steady Barglesnart Livingstone tripped up and landed awkwardly, he had already bought enough time for the clutch play of Karl Von Uberstamp to ensure a score for the Knights. Uberstamp recovered the loose ball and spotted young Chet Jackweed, who trotted leisurely into the end zone and celebrated the score with a series of flexes and poses for the public to gawk at.

The second half saw more intense play from both the veteran linemen and their youthful new teammates. Uberstamp roared out of the dugout with a vengeance, seriously crippling dwarf blocker Eric Shun. The stalwart dwarf was unable to leave the pitch under his own power, and team medics soon reported that he had suffered a critical fracture in his leg, hampering his movement for the foreseeable future. Immediately afterwards, Fly-by Knights iron man and crowd favourite Abraham Sandwich gave dwarf blitzer Moe Lester a serious scare, positively crushing him, and it took every ounce of talent from the dwarf medical crew to ensure his survival of the ordeal. Down but not out, Lester was taken back to the dugout to recuperate.

As if this wasn't enough for the Go'nads to deal with, Victor Dashing soon made his own mark on the match as he clashed with blocker Ray Pugh and broke the latter's neck. Carted off on a stretcher but still lucid, Pugh mumbled that he was "sore as hell, but not worried about his future with the team." Dwarves, ladies and gentlemen, are just about the toughest Blood Bowl players out there, and Ray Pugh is no exception.

Their line depleted once again, the Smash and Go'nads could only watch as Karl Von Uberstamp once again showed his all-around quality, finding newly-signed catcher Brad Attitûd. A final chance to stop the speedy catcher remained, but was extinguished when Achilles Punks was shoved out of bounds by Wamsley Wedgeworth, and Attitûd had a clear run for the end zone, where he celebrated with his teammates and leaped into the crowd to share his joy. The game was sealed for the Knights, and in the final seconds the only other play of note was when a disgruntled fan lobbed a brick and sent Herb Eaverstinks of the Go'nads for a little nap in the mud.

MVP honours for the match were awarded to Abraham Sandwich of the Fly-by Knights, who tackled everyone who got in his way and a few who were simply in the general area, and to Drew peacock of the Smash and Go'nads. Also of note for the Go'nads was the play of Dick Gozinia, whose keen perception and peripheral vision allowed him make a clean pass despite a threatened position.

Stay tuned, sports fiends! The action's just beginning as tonight, we see two matches of serious interest. The indomitable Dusk Hill Dirt Bursters will square off against the talented and upstart Blueriver Wardoves in a battle of gore versus grace, while our two orc squads collide in a match the likes of which hasn't been seen since before the departure of the Greenskin Bumlookers! The Meathooks and the Ragefangs will almost certainly leave it all out on the field tonight. See you then!