PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Fury (ranked 2052 p4p, 3757 weight class) and Pike Merry (ranked 299 p4p, 489 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fury
vs
Merry

185 cm
26
195
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
190
2 - 2 - 0

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Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pike Merry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Merry gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fury to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fury is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Merry can't keep his opponent in guard - Fury advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fury with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Merry is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury drops an elbow to the side of Merry's head.
Fury not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Merry for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fury looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

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

Fury shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fury showed some decent athleticism there.
Merry scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Fury manages to mount him!
Fury controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Merry really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Fury dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fury closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Merry wants to get back to his feet but Fury is dominant here and he's now got Merry's back!
Good control from Fury.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fury is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Merry is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommy Fury!