PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mui Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor A million ankle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). A million ankle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. punchout kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Thai
vs
A million ankle

205 cm
26
265 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

199 cm
22
285 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Knockout power

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mui Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor A million ankle!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A million ankle closes the distance but Thai moves to the side
letting Thai counter with a right hand.

It looks like Fedor A million ankle has been cut.
Thai throws a nice looking combination but A million ankle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A million ankle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A million ankle throws a hook to the side of Thai's head but Thai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A million ankle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thai misses with a takedown attempt
and A million ankle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thai is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Thai as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A million ankle jabs Thai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thai fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thai walks into a left hand.
Thai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but A million ankle swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mui Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A million ankle lands a leg kick that knocks Thai off balance momentarily.
Thai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. A million ankle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A million ankle throws a leg kick which misses Thai's front leg but catches the back leg as Thai tries to avoid it.
A big left from Thai misses.

A million ankle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A million ankle pulls Thai in to control the 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.
Thai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A million ankle is controlling Thai's posture.
A million ankle trying to keep a closed guard but Thai is proving a slippery customer.
A million ankle has control of Thai's left arm, preventing Thai from doing any damage.

Fedor A million ankle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Thai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but A million ankle circles away quickly and effectively.
A million ankle throws a leg kick but Thai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thai misses with an uppercut
and A million ankle counters with a left to the body.
A million ankle's corner calls for a 1-2. A million ankle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle tests Thai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fedor A million ankle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A million ankle misses with a hook to the body
and Thai counters with a stiff right hand.
Thai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but A million ankle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thai misses with a right hand
and A million ankle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A million ankle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and A million ankle counters with a nice uppercut.
Thai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A million ankle scores with a jab to the head.
Thai defending well as A million ankle loads up on a big left hand.

A million ankle gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Thai.
Thai working aggressively here.
A million ankle misses with a knee strike.
Thai lands a hook to the side of the head.
A million ankle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thai throws a head punch that misses.
A million ankle lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Mui Thai has been cut.
A million ankle trying to land knees to the body.
A million ankle lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai has a couple of punches blocked by A million ankle.
A million ankle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thai avoids it.
Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Thai seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but A million ankle is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thai takes an elbow to the temple.
A million ankle blocks a body shot from Thai.
A million ankle blocks the elbow strike.
A million ankle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mui Thai will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice defenses there by A million ankle.
A million ankle jabs Thai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A million ankle catches Thai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A million ankle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thai if he has to take too many more of those.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Thai is predictable there
and A million ankle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fedor A million ankle seems to be getting the better of the standup.

A million ankle clinches.
A million ankle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A million ankle misses with an elbow over the top.
Thai wants to stall.
A million ankle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thai's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai digs a right hand into A million ankle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on A million ankle's gas tank.
Thai takes an elbow to the temple.

Mui Thai's cut is getting worse.
Thai blocks an elbow strike from A million ankle.
A million ankle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thai trying to control the position but instead, A million ankle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thai into the cage.
A million ankle blocks an uppercut.
Thai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A million ankle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Mui Thai's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A million ankle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thai's face.
Thai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A million ankle throws a knee to the head but misses.
A million ankle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A million ankle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai can't find room to land a body shot as A million ankle controls the action.
A million ankle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A million ankle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thai avoids the elbow strike from A million ankle, against the cage.
A million ankle misses with an elbow strike.
A million ankle misses with an elbow strike.
A million ankle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thai's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Mui Thai's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Thai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A million ankle looking to throw knees to the head but Thai is blocking nicely.
Thai lands a right hand that snaps the head of A million ankle backwards.
Thai tries a knee to the head but A million ankle blocks it.
Thai takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mui Thai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor A million ankle!