PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chiyono Fuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Askren's choice of entrance music: wave after wave mr probs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fuji
vs
Askren

180 cm
28
242 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

166 cm
28
290 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition

Arcticus University: London

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chiyono Fuji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Askren!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Askren clinches up against the cage.
Askren tries a body shot but Fuji blocks it.
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Askren throws a head punch that misses.
Askren blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Askren as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Fuji's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fuji throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fuji misses with the head strike.
Fuji can't break the clinch.
Fuji lands a nice uppercut.
Fuji is working Askren over against the cage.
Askren misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren dodges an elbow strike from Fuji.
Askren prevents a body shot from Fuji.
Fuji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuji blocks the elbow strike.
Askren pushes Fuji back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Askren can't find room to land a body shot as Fuji controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Chiyono Fuji has been cut.
Fuji pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fuji misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fuji is trying to maintain a safe position but Askren gets an underhook and turns Fuji into the cage.
Askren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askren has Fuji pressed against the cage, preventing Fuji from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fuji can't find room to land a body shot as Askren controls the action.
Askren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fuji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Askren keeps control of Fuji as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Fuji.
Fuji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fuji struggles to land a body shot inside as Askren controls his hands.
Askren can't find room to land a body shot as Fuji controls the action.
Fuji lands a left hand that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
Fuji missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuji.
Askren lands a nice elbow.
Askren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Chiyono Fuji's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren lands a damaging elbow.

Chiyono Fuji's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chiyono Fuji's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Benny Askren!
An intense looking Benny Askren took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I would like to thank The owner of this org for making so fun to fight here ..'.