PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zain Retherford (ranked 1834 p4p, 173 weight class) and Tom Can (ranked 5531 p4p, 388 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tom Can enters the cage!

Retherford
vs
Can

175 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zain Retherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Can!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Retherford closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Can is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Can keeps trying to improve his position.
Retherford keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Can wants to control but Retherford passes into side.
Retherford in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Can tries to buck Retherford off but Retherford is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Retherford scoring with punches from side control.
Retherford working the ground and pound.
Retherford cracks Can with a big right hand but Can just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Retherford working the body and head with strikes.

Can is rocked!
Retherford landing a few strikes.
Can is still in real trouble! Can Retherford finish him?
A big shot lands for Retherford! That's hurt Can! Will he recover? Retherford fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zain Retherford!
Zain Retherford bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.