PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fxonaliti Fxovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Danzig
vs
Fxovich

194 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

215 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fxonaliti Fxovich!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Danzig is breathing heavily.

Fxovich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Danzig!
Danzig might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fxovich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fxovich working Danzig over with strikes here.
Danzig is in a horrible position here. Fxovich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fxovich is landing with some decent strikes but Danzig is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fxovich looking to finish Danzig with some ground and pound. This is bad for Danzig!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fxovich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fxovich with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fxovich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fxovich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fxovich looking to ground and pound but Danzig is blocking nicely.
Danzig taking shots to the head.
Fxovich lands a heavy elbow.
Fxovich lands a nice shot to the head.
Danzig takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Fxovich.
Fxovich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fxovich landing strikes from the mount and Danzig is in trouble!
Fxovich breaks from Danzig's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fxovich unloading with bombs!
Danzig is bucking up trying to escape but Fxovich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fxovich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fxovich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fxovich lands a big shot there that rocks Danzig but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fxovich punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Fxovich.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fxovich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Danzig taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fxovich landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fxovich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fxovich lands a heavy elbow.
Fxovich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fxovich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fxovich punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fxovich looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fxovich with the ground and pound from mount.
Fxovich cracks Danzig with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fxovich working the ground and pound effectively.
Danzig in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fxovich is landing with some decent strikes but Danzig is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fxovich landing shots from mount.
Fxovich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Danzig?
Danzig knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fxovich on the ground.
Fxovich landing strikes from the mount and Danzig is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fxovich landing shots from mount.
Danzig in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fxonaliti Fxovich dominated that round.
That's time! Danzig's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Danzig tests Fxovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danzig stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Danzig wants it to stay on the feet.
Fxovich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fxonaliti Fxovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danzig misses with a head kick.

Danzig clinches with his opponent.
Danzig lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fxovich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Danzig fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Terry Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fxonaliti Fxovich.

Fxovich is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Danzig's half guard.
Fxovich thows a huge punch but Danzig dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fxovich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fxovich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fxovich working Danzig over with strikes.
Fxovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fxonaliti Fxovich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fxovich lands with a punch from half guard.
Fxovich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fxovich throwing shots but Danzig is blocking nicely.
Fxovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fxovich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fxovich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fxovich winds up and cracks Danzig with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fxovich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fxovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fxovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fxovich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fxovich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danzig defending well though.
Danzig keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fxovich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danzig defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fxovich connects with a nice short shot to Danzig's temple.
Fxovich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fxovich working the head and body with strikes.
Fxovich thows a huge punch but Danzig dodges it nicely.
Fxovich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Danzig is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fxovich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fxovich working the head and body with strikes.
Fxovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fxovich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fxovich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danzig defending well though.
Fxovich passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Danzig!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fxovich with a couple of short strikes.
Fxovich landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fxovich lands a big shot there that rocks Danzig but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Danzig that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fxonaliti Fxovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Fxovich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Danzig connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fxovich. Fxovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fxovich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fxovich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Danzig sprawls well. Danzig wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fxovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Danzig lands a head shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danzig gets through Fxovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fxovich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Danzig prevents it.
Terry Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fxonaliti Fxovich.
Danzig misses with the head strike.
Danzig stops a takedown attempt from Fxovich.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danzig lands a left hand.
Fxovich tries for a takedown but Danzig manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fxovich is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fxovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danzig lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Danzig.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fxovich.
Fxovich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danzig is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Danzig taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fxovich has Danzig pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Danzig manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fxovich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Danzig prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danzig.
Danzig is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fxovich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Danzig is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danzig lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fxovich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Danzig pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fxovich looks for a takedown but Danzig sprawls well.

Danzig moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danzig working aggressively here.
Danzig is trying to stall.
Danzig is stalling here.
Fxovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fxovich goes for a takedown attempt but Danzig pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Fxovich is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Danzig's half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig trying to control but Fxovich postures up.
Fxovich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Danzig is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fxovich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fxovich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fxovich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fxovich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fxovich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Danzig taking some punishment here, with Fxovich in his half guard.
Terry Danzig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fxovich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danzig is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fxovich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fxovich 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fxovich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Danzig with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fxonaliti Fxovich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fxovich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fxonaliti Fxovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fxovich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fxonaliti Fxovich!
Fxonaliti Fxovich took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.