PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wahlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keola Fatu (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.

Wahlberg
vs
Fatu

200 cm
27
242 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

183 cm
20
280 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Leviathan Clothing

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Wahlberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keola Fatu!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wahlberg misses with a head kick.
Wahlberg pushes Fatu away with a front kick.

Fatu closes the distance and pushes Wahlberg back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fatu.
Fatu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wahlberg backwards.
Fatu lands a nice uppercut.
Fatu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wahlberg is defending well for now.
Fatu misses with a body punch.
Fatu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahlberg tries to stall but Fatu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fatu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Fatu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahlberg blocks a body shot from Fatu.
Wahlberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Fatu won't allow it.
Fatu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fatu.
Wahlberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fatu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fatu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wahlberg's elbow.
Fatu throws a punch but it's blocked by Wahlberg.
Wahlberg is trying to stall.
Wahlberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Fatu gets an underhook and turns Wahlberg into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fatu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Fatu on the inside.
Wahlberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fatu is keeping busy.
Wahlberg takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Wahlberg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fatu lands a hook that snaps the head of Wahlberg backwards.
Fatu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wahlberg or not.
Wahlberg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wahlberg blocks the elbow strike.
Wahlberg is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throws a punch but it's blocked by Wahlberg.
Fatu prevents Wahlberg from breaking the clinch.
Fatu misses with a body punch.
Wahlberg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wahlberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fatu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wahlberg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fatu can turn it around.
Fatu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wahlberg avoids it.
Fatu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wahlberg.
Fatu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wahlberg avoiding damage as Fatu throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wahlberg is trying to break free.
Wahlberg stalling in the clinch but Fatu improves position.
Fatu cracks Wahlberg with a nice body shot.
Fatu stalling the fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Fatu.
Fatu effectively controlling the action here.
Fatu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fatu lands with a right to the head.
Fatu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wahlberg up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keola Fatu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wahlberg thows a leg kick but Fatu checks it

and Fatu counters with a shoot takedown. Wahlberg fights it but they end up in guard.
Fatu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wahlberg trying to control the position.
Wahlberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Wahlberg, not yet.
Wahlberg is trying to keep Fatu in close.
Fatu stays in close to Wahlberg's body and controls the position.
Wahlberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fatu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahlberg trying to control the position.
Fatu cracks Wahlberg with a solid left hand.
Wahlberg trying to keep a closed guard but Fatu is proving a slippery customer.
Fatu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahlberg is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fatu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fatu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wahlberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wahlberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wahlberg takes one to the side of the head.

Wahlberg gets tackled into the cage by Fatu. Fatu maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fatu as Wahlberg tries to tie him up.
Fatu lands with a right to the head.
Wahlberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fatu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fatu misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fatu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fatu gets through Wahlberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wahlberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fatu has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fatu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wahlberg tries to stall but Fatu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalling in the clinch from Fatu.
Fatu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wahlbergs head.
Fatu misses with a body punch.
Fatu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahlberg has Fatu pressed against the cage.
Keola Fatu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fatu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wahlberg's elbow.
Fatu misses with a body punch.
Fatu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wahlberg is trying to push Fatu away but Fatu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fatu lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fatu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Fatu.
Fatu lands a shoulder strike.
Fatu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wahlberg or not.
Fatu throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu scores with a shot to the side of Wahlberg's head.
A hook to the body from Fatu.
Fatu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fatu.
Fatu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fatu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fatu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fatu lands a hook that snaps the head of Wahlberg backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fatu trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keola Fatu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wahlberg tries to land a front kick but Fatu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wahlberg throws a chopping leg kick but Fatu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A leg kick checked by Fatu.
Wahlberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fatu.
As Fatu looks to move away, Wahlberg throws a big counter combo but Fatu just gets out of the way.
Mark Wahlberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fatu throws a shot from downtown. Wahlberg moves away and avoids it.
Fatu misses with a hook. Wahlberg ducked under it nicely.
Wahlberg cracks the inside of Fatu's front leg.
Fatu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fatu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Wahlberg.
Fatu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Wahlberg as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahlberg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A good leg kick by Wahlberg.
Fatu misses with a wild body shot.
Fatu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wahlberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fatu misses with a hook. Wahlberg ducked under it nicely.
Fatu throws a leg kick but Wahlberg checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Wahlberg.
Wahlberg thuds his right hand into Fatu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wahlberg.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wahlberg.
Wahlberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fatu.
Fatu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mark Wahlberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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!
Fatu throws a head kick that misses.
Fatu throws a front kick aimed at Wahlberg's knee but Wahlberg avoids it well.
Wahlberg lands a jab.
Fatu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wahlberg.
A bone on bone clash there as Fatu blocks the leg kick.
Fatu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fatu misses with a hook. Wahlberg ducked under it nicely.
Fatu checks the leg kick.
Whack! Wahlberg lands a heavy head kick that drops Fatu. The ref tackles Wahlberg to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Fatu was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mark Wahlberg!
An out of breath Mark Wahlberg thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.