PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonying Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaiah Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Legend
vs
Fowler

204 cm
25
263 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

200 cm
27
260 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonying Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Fowler!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Fowler.
Fowler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Legend on the side of the head.
Legend swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fowler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Legend forces Fowler back against the cage and clinches.
Legend has Fowler pressed against the cage.

Legend manages to break the clinch.
Legend scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Fowler avoids the head kick by Legend.
Fowler cracks Legend with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fowler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fowler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legend.
Fowler works over Legend's head and body with a nice combination.
Fowler throws a nice looking combination but Legend bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Legend tries to land a leg kick but Fowler saw it coming and moves away.
Legend shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fowler eats them both and turns towards Legend to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Legend moves away from the strike by Fowler.
Fowler misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fowler misses.
A combination from Fowler does no damage.
Fowler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Legend misses with a few strikes there.
Fowler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Legend sprawls well. Legend wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fowler gets slowly back to his feet.
Fowler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Legend doesn't manage to clinch there - Fowler circles away.
Fowler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Legend counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fowler's knee momentarily.
Fowler lands with a right hand.

Legend moves into range and clinches up with Fowler.
Fowler scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fowler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Legend misses with a low kick.
Legend scores with a hook.
Fowler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fowler throws a nice looking combination but Legend bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fowler throws an overhand right that lands on Legend's shoulder, as Legend tries to avoid the shot.
Fowler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fowler is looking to land body kicks.
Legend scores with a nice head shot.
Fowler looks for the body kick but Legend saw that one coming.
Legend circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Fowler. Those never looked like landing.
Legend with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fowler to score with a decent uppercut.
Legend throws a sloppy head kick and Fowler moves out of range easily.
Fowler scores with a hook to the body. Legend takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Legend.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fowler.
Legend lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fowler circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Fowler does no damage.
Fowler looks to land a combination but Legend avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legend. Fowler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legend drops his hands momentarily and Fowler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fowler stalks Legend and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Legend's face. Legend staggers backwards, shaken.
Fowler moves out of range of the body kick from Legend.
Legend avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fowler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Legend swivels and escapes.
Legend connects with a crisp jab.
Fowler looks to land a combination but Legend avoids it well.
Fowler connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legend lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fowler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Legend counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend misses with a wild body shot.
Legend blocks a head kick by Fowler.
Tonying Legend is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legend misses with a head kick.
Legend fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fowler manages to avoid it.
Legend misses with a head kick.

Legend gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Legend working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fowler.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fowler.
Legend lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Isaiah Fowler has been cut.

Legend escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Fowler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fowler doesn't manage to clinch there - Legend circles away.
Fowler looks to land a body kick but Legend moved away.
Fowler throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Fowler.
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 Tonying Legend will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Fowler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fowler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fowler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Legend tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fowler was well out of range. Poor timing from Legend.
Fowler throws a series of punches but Legend avoids them all with ease.
Fowler lands a glancing blow to the side of Legend's head.
Legend throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Legend moves into range and clinches up with Fowler.
Legend lands a good knee to the midsection. Fowler won't want to take too many of those.
Legend is pushing Fowler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fowler throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legend creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legend tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Legend's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Legend jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fowler blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Legend throws a looping overhand right but Fowler ducks down to avoid it.
Fowler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legend manages to avoid it.
Fowler fails to land with a series of punches.
Isaiah Fowler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fowler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fowler scores with a hook.
Fowler takes a swing at Legend's ribcage but misses.
Fowler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legend finds it's way round the side to connect with Fowler's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Legend checks a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fowler.
Legend scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Legend fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fowler on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Legend.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fowler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler throws a right hand that Legend ducks under and follows up with a left that Legend also avoids with ease.
A big left from Fowler misses.
Fowler lunges at Legend with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Legend's hand.
Fowler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fowler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Legend.
Fowler needs to keep his hands up - Legend had a free shot at his head there.
Fowler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Fowler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fowler misses with a straight right.
Legend fails to land with a series of punches.
Legend connects with an inside leg kick.
Legend throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Legend takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fowler scores with a one two! Legend had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fowler looks to land a right hand but Legend moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend throws a sloppy head kick and Fowler moves out of range easily.
Legend uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fowler.
Fowler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legend moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fowler misses with a double jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fowler throws a looping overhand right but Legend ducks down to avoid it.
Legend cracks Fowler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fowler connects with a nice looking jab.
Legend tries to land a front kick but Fowler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Legend lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fowler circles away quickly and effectively.
Fowler looks to land a combination but Legend avoids it well.
Fowler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Legend looks to land a right hand but Fowler moved out of range.
Isaiah Fowler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fowler lands a jab-cross combination.
A slow jab from Fowler misses its intended target.
Fowler tries to bum rush Legend with a series of wild strikes but Legend uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler swinging wildly here.
Fowler is breathing heavily.
Legend moves in looking to clinch but Fowler pushes him off.
Legend throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Legend misses its intended target.
Fowler looks to score with a jab to the body but Legend is just out of range.
Legend avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fowler tries to close the distance and clinch but Legend swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Fowler.
Tonying Legend is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Legend uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fowler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legend circles away from the clinch attempt.
Legend throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fowler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legend moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Legend walks into a stiff left hand from Fowler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Isaiah Fowler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Fowler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Legend scores with a jab to the body.
Fowler throws a right hand that Legend ducks under and follows up with a left that Legend also avoids with ease.
Fowler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Legend lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fowler staying out of range there.
Legend gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Legend throws a sloppy head kick and Fowler moves out of range easily.
Fowler loads up on a big right hand but Legend slips the punch.
Legend slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Legend. Beautiful body shot.
Legend looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fowler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fowler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick from Legend lands but Fowler takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legend connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fowler.

Fowler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fowler lands in his opponent's guard.
Fowler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fowler wants to pass the guard but Legend is keeping the position.
Legend looking to control.
Fowler throwing strikes from guard but Legend blocks nicely.
Legend preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fowler throwing strikes from guard but Legend blocks nicely.

Fowler postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Legend is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fowler, into his guard.
Fowler is pulling down on Legend's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler is looking to sweep but instead, Legend has passed into half guard.
Legend tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Legend prevents Fowler from improving his position.
Legend not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Legend content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fowler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend trying to control the pace.
Fowler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Legend stands up and waves to Fowler to follow him.
Legend lands with an uppercut that bounces Fowler off the cage and back into range.

Legend darts in and clinches Fowler up against the cage.
Fowler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Legend has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fowler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fowler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fowler.
Fowler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Legend scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legend.
Legend lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fowler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Legend manages to break the clinch.
Legend thows a body shot but no joy.
Legend just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fowler.
Legend connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fowler's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legend lands a leg kick that knocks Fowler off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legend looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Legend.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tonying Legend showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Legend has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!