PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nam Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Fidence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ho
vs
Fidence

194 cm
27
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

179 cm
27
179 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Island's Forbidden Fruits

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nam Ho !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Con Fidence!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fidence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho keeps the fight on the outside.
Ho swings for the body but Fidence moves out of range.
Fidence has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ho is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fidence on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Ho . Those never looked like landing.
Ho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fidence.
Fidence misses with a low kick as Ho jumps back.
The fighters circling - Ho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fidence throws a hook but Ho avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fidence back to the cage. Ho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fidence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fidence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fidence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fidence gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fidence misses with an uppercut
and Ho counters with a straight right hand.

Fidence closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fidence misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Ho .
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fidence's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ho .
Fidence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Ho .
Ho lands a body shot.
Fidence tries a body shot but Ho blocks it.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Fidence controls the action.

Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho throws a lazy right hand but Fidence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fidence misses with an uppercut
and Ho counters with a left to the body.
Fidence lands a leg kick that knocks Ho off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fidence cracks Ho with an open hand slap.

It looks like Nam Ho has been cut.
Ho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fidence throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fidence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fidence scores with a hook to the body. Ho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fidence on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fidence takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fidence scores with a jab to the body.
Fidence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho .
Ho loads up on a big right hand but Fidence slips the punch.
Fidence moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fidence misses with a body kick.
Fidence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Fidence misses
and Ho counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk. Ho catches Fidence right on the button with a cross.
Fidence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho .
Ho scores with a hook to the body. Fidence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fidence.
Fidence swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ho .
Ho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fidence throws a leg kick but Ho checks it.
Ho throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Fidence to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fidence takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho lands a glancing blow to the side of Fidence's head.
Fidence throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fidence closes the distance but Ho moves to the side
and Ho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Fidence clinches with his opponent.
Ho scores with a shot to the side of Fidence's head.
Ho misses with some punches.
Fidence tries to throw a body punch but Ho avoids it by throwing Fidence back against the cage.
Ho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ho is trying to break the clinch but Fidence has him pressed against the cage.
Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fidence struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho controls his hands.
Fidence can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
The referee calls for Ho to work.
Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nam Ho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nam Ho 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fidence.
Fidence wants to counter the offense by Ho and move into the clinch position.
Ho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fidence.
A swing and a miss from Fidence.
Fidence thumps Ho with a low kick.
Ho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fidence misses with a hook
and Ho counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho lands a slapping body shot.

Fidence gets a clinch.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho lands with a left to the head.

Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho throws a body shot but no joy.
Fidence throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Fidence 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fidence throws a right and a left that Ho avoids nicely.
Fidence throws out a loose jab but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fidence throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho scores with a hook to the body. Fidence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Ho .
Fidence takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ho throws a lazy right hand but Fidence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fidence tries to score with a low kick but Ho moves his leg out of the way.
Ho lands with a nice body punch.
Jab by Ho .
Ho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fidence fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho checks it well.
Ho works Fidence's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Good shot there by Ho .

It looks like Con Fidence has been cut.
Ho connects with a body shot.
Fidence closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fidence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho .
Fidence takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Fidence is predictable there
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ho works Fidence's body with a nice hook.
Fidence misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ho is looking to counter punch.
Ho cracks Fidence with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fidence swings for the body but Ho moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho scores with a sloppy right hand. Fidence should have avoided that one.
Fidence throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho lands with a straight right. Fidence didn't see that one coming.
Fidence tries to move into range but Ho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fidence bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ho 's head.
Fidence moves out of range as Ho strikes.
Fidence takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fidence sizes up Ho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fidence needs to keep his hands up - Ho had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fidence slips under a jab.
Fidence thows a leg kick but Ho checks it
and Ho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fidence has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho checks a leg kick.
Fidence lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho misses with a hook. Fidence ducked under it nicely.
Ho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Ho misses.
Fidence misses with an uppercut. Ho saw that one coming.
Fidence on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fidence lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fidence moves away.
Ho throws out a loose jab but Fidence uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fidence with a jab.
Fidence slips a jab from Ho .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nam Ho dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fidence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho .
Ho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fidence can do to turn this around?
Fidence takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fidence throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fidence throws a shot from downtown. Ho moves away and avoids it.
Fidence misses with an uppercut
and Ho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fidence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fidence looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho digs a good body shot into Fidence's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fidence misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho counters with a straight right hand.
Ho digs a good hook to Fidence's body.
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Fidence moves away and avoids it.
Fidence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho throws out a powerful jab.
Ho with a nice cross.
Fidence throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho throwing a counter right hand but Fidence manages to avoid it.
Fidence rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fidence avoids the body shot from Ho .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fidence! But no joy.
Fidence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fidence throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fidence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fidence throws a leg kick
and Fidence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Fidence is rocked!
Fidence walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fidence is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho finish him?
Ho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fidence throws a sloppy body shot

and Ho counters with a nice right hand that sends Fidence toppling to the canvas! Fidence scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ho finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Fidence is looking to close the distance but Ho sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Fidence crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Fidence is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nam Ho !