PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rekdal
vs
Fox

190 cm
28
275 lbs
25 - 6 - 0

188 cm
25
269 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorbjorn Rekdal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Fox!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rekdal misses with an uppercut

and Fox counters by moving into the clinch.
Fox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Fox.
Rekdal can't find room to land a body shot as Fox controls the action.
Fox lands a left hand.
Fox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rekdal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rekdal struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Rekdal has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rekdal tries to throw a body punch but Fox avoids it by throwing Rekdal back against the cage.
Rekdal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox misses with a short punch on the inside.

Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rekdal motions for Fox to come forward. Rekdal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rekdal takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.

Fox moves into the clinch successfully.

Rekdal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rekdal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fox.
Rekdal throws a series of punches but Fox moves out of range.
Rekdal punishes Fox's body with a nice straight punch.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rekdal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fox misses with a left hand
and Rekdal counters with a straight right hand.

Fox gets a clinch.
Rekdal misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rekdal as Fox tries to tie him up.
Fox is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rekdal is defending well.
Fox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rekdal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thorbjorn Rekdal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy Fox.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rekdal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fox's elbow.
Fox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rekdal walks away with a smile on his face. Fox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fox defending well as Rekdal loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal misses the shot to the body.
Rekdal scores with a jab. Fox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rekdal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Rekdal.
Rekdal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rekdal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fox slips a straight right by Rekdal.
Fox tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rekdal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rekdal throws a body kick that misses.
Rekdal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rekdal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fox tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal misses with a series of wild punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fox checks a leg kick.
Rekdal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rekdal.
Rekdal digs a good hook to Fox's body.
Rekdal misses with an uppercut. Fox saw that one coming.
Rekdal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fox.
Fox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorbjorn Rekdal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox tries to clinch
and Rekdal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rekdal.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rekdal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rekdal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Fox misses the target.
Rekdal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fox has time to react.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Fox moves out of range as Rekdal strikes.
Rekdal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rekdal scores with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fox checks a leg kick.
Rekdal jabs Fox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rekdal misses with a looping right.
Rekdal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fox wants to clinch up but Rekdal keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorbjorn Rekdal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rekdal throws a leg kick but Fox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rekdal throws out the jab.
Rekdal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Rekdal misses its intended target.
Fox takes one to the side of the head.
Rekdal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
Rekdal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fox.
Fox tries to clinch but Rekdal is having none of it.
Rekdal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fox is out of range and Rekdal settles back down.
Fox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rekdal looks to land a right hand but Fox moved out of range.
Rekdal misses with a hook.
Rekdal scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Fox blocks the leg kick.
Fox slips a straight right by Rekdal.
Nice uppercut lands for Rekdal. That snapped Fox's head back.
Rekdal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rekdal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rekdal throws a good cross that connects.
Rekdal cracks Fox with an open hand slap.
Rekdal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rekdal throws a leg kick which misses Fox's front leg but catches the back leg as Fox tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rekdal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rekdal feints and then cracks Fox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fox down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Rekdal misses.
Fox slips under a jab from Rekdal.
Rekdal lands a front kick.
Fox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rekdal.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rekdal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rekdal just misses with a punch to the body.
Rekdal jabs Fox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rekdal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rekdal misses with a hook to the body
and Fox counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rekdal is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rekdal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rekdal with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to clinch there but Rekdal circles away.
Rekdal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rekdal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fox is out of range and Rekdal settles back down.
Fox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rekdal.
Thorbjorn Rekdal is winning the standup battle so far.
Rekdal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fox counters with a three punch combo that has Rekdal backing up. Rekdal nods at Fox to acknowledge the strikes.
Rekdal throws a series of punches but Fox avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Rekdal.
Rekdal connects with a crisp jab.
Rekdal misses with a head kick.
Rekdal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fox under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rekdal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Fox counters by clinching up.

Rekdal manages to break the clinch.
Fox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rekdal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fox's head.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fox tries to clinch but Rekdal is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rekdal throws the left hand but Fox avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Rekdal is predictable there
and Fox counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fox checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorbjorn Rekdal dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fox swinging wildly here.
Rekdal connects with a body shot that sends Fox's belly button to the back.
Rekdal misses the jab.
Rekdal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rekdal tests Fox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paddy Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rekdal shoots for a double leg takedown but Fox sprawls well. He's pushed Rekdal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fox doesn't manage to clinch there - Rekdal circles away.
Rekdal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rekdal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fox wants to clinch up but Rekdal keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Rekdal.
Rekdal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rekdal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fox.
Rekdal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fox counters with a one-two to the body.
Fox wants to clinch up but Rekdal keeps it at a distance.
Rekdal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rekdal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rekdal swings widly with a right hand

and Fox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Rekdal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rekdal connects with a jab.
Fox closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rekdal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rekdal scores with a head kick. Fox tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Donk. Rekdal catches Fox right on the button with a cross.
Fox moves out of range as Rekdal throws a body kick.
Fox defending well as Rekdal loads up on a big left hand.
Rekdal swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Fox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fox avoids the body shot from Rekdal.
Rekdal lands a right hook to the body.
Fox is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal lands a leg kick that knocks Fox off balance momentarily.
Fox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rekdal.
Fox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rekdal circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Rekdal misses.
Fox tries to clinch there but Rekdal circles away.
Nice shot by Rekdal.
Rekdal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fox.
Fox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fox slips a jab from Rekdal.
Fox slips under a jab from Rekdal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rekdal throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal misses with a low kick.
Fox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rekdal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rekdal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fox tries to bum rush Rekdal with a series of wild strikes but Rekdal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rekdal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rekdal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rekdal counters with a solid body kick.
Paddy Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rekdal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fox circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rekdal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fox misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thorbjorn Rekdal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rekdal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Thorbjorn Rekdal!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Thorbjorn Rekdal!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Thorbjorn Rekdal!

Thorbjorn Rekdal wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Thorbjorn Rekdal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.