PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phat Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Best Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Best Man will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Funk
vs
Man

185 cm
22
185 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

200 cm
29
200 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phat Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Best Man!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funk slips a jab and a cross from Man.
A jab from Man does it's job there.

Funk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk lands a knee to the body.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Funk gets an underhook and turns Man into the cage.
Man avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Funk has double underhooks.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Funk.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Man looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funk avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Funk as Man tries to tie him up.
Funk lands a knee to the head.
Funk landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Funk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Funk lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Funk with a knee to the head.
Funk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Funk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Man's face.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Funk misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Funk.
With the fighters up against the cage, Funk throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phat Funk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Funk's head coaches at Noble Intentions that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Funk clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Funk looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funk.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Funk scores with a knee to the head.
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Funk lands a knee to the body.
Funk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Funk lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Funk scores a nice knee to the body.
Funk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage.
Funk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Funk gets an underhook and turns Man into the cage.
Funk misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Funk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Man up against the cage.
Man avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man looking to stall.
Funk scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk stalling against the cage.
Funk effectively controlling the action here.
Funk with a knee to the head.
Funk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Man's face.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
The referee calls for Funk to work.
Man wants to break free but Funk has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phat Funk dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Funk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Funk scores with a knee to the head.
Funk effectively controlling the action here.
Funk lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Funk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Funk.

It looks like Best Man has been cut.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Funk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Funk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funk connects with a knee to the head.

Man is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Funk.
Funk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Funk lands a knee to the body.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funk looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Funk.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phat Funk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man tries to break the clinch but Funk is controlling the position.

Funk drops Man with a big knee straight up the middle! Man is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Funk finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Funk! Man is out on his feet! Funk rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Man is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Man is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phat Funk!
An out of breath Phat Funk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.