PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Akki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Akki
vs
Fury

175 cm
21
169 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Akki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Fury!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Fury tries to counter it with a takedown but Akki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Akki tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Fury counters with a shoot takedown. Akki fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury stops Akki from standing up.
Fury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fury throwing strikes but missing.
Fury has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Akki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury prevents Akki from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akki keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fury content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Akki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Terry Akki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akki throws a big shot that misses.
Akki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Fury. That snapped Akki's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Akki. That snapped Fury's head back.

It looks like Xavier Fury has been cut.
Fury has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Akki moves out of range of the strikes.
Akki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Akki gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Akki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fury misses with a leg kick.
Akki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fury throws a leg kick but Akki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Akki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akki sizes up Fury with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Akki in his tracks.
Fury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akki.
Fury moves forwards but Akki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Akki is just out of range.
Akki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fury feints the counter takedown.
Akki looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akki throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Akki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Akki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fury slowing the pace effectively.
Akki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akki blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akki struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Akki gets through Fury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akki tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Akki back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Akki fails to land.
Fury trying to control the position but instead, Akki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fury into the cage.
Akki working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akki.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Akki.
Akki blocking some punches.
Akki misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury taking a breather.
Fury lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akki.
Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akki can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akki.
Akki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury pushes Akki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury stalling in the clinch but Akki improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Fury's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Akki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fury.
Fury with the counter takedown but Akki avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Akki.
Akki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akki.
Akki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury throws a low kick but Akki avoids it.
Fury takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akki throws a low kick, looking for Fury's leg but Fury calmly moves out of range.
Akki is looking to slow Fury down with leg kicks.
Fury keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Akki.

That has opened up Xavier Fury's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akki tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Fury with the counter takedown but Akki avoids it easily.

Fury drives through with a takedown into Akki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fury lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fury throws a big elbow that misses.
Fury prevents Akki from getting back to his feet.
Akki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fury on the ground.
Fury pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akki is keeping the position for now.
Fury throws an elbow that misses. Akki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fury's guard. Nice move by Akki!

Akki wants to stand but Fury has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury is pulling down on Akki's head to control his posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fury.
A punch lands to the side of Fury 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fury misses with a hook.
And Akki counters with a quick kick to the body but Fury blocks it.
Akki tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Fury with the counter takedown but Akki avoids it easily.
Akki throws a head kick but Fury moves out of range.

Akki clinches up against the cage.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akki has had enough of the clinch but Fury keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Fury.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Akki.
A short left from Fury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Akki lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akki tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Akki fails to land.
Akki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akki lands with a short head shot on the inside.

The cut above Xavier Fury's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Akki is trying to break free.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Akki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akki lands a nice uppercut.
Fury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akki backwards.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury gets through Akki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Akki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Terry Akki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xavier Fury's cut.
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!

Akki lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Fury falls backwards - clearly groggy! Akki dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Akki!
Terry Akki thanked the fans post fight for their support.