PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gardenia (ranked 3361 p4p, 450 weight class) and Ronald Fredrick (ranked 2981 p4p, 408 weight class). Gardenia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lets get ready to rumble. Fredrick has chosen Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up as his entrance music. Eli Gardenia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gardenia
vs
Fredrick

212 cm
30
221 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

193 cm
30
215 lbs
19 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Gardenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gardenia counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Ronald Fredrick has been cut.
Gardenia scores with a nice right hand.
Gardenia scores with a hook.
Nice body punch from Fredrick.
Fredrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Gardenia circles away.
Fredrick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fredrick misses with a double jab
and Gardenia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fredrick thinking.
Fredrick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gardenia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
Fredrick slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardenia moves out of range as Fredrick strikes.
Fredrick darts in trying to clinch
and Gardenia counters with a nice uppercut.
Fredrick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gardenia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fredrick counters with a nice uppercut.

Fredrick lands a big head kick that sends Gardenia tumbling to the mat! Fredrick takes a step backwards and waves Gardenia back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gardenia is rocked!

It looks like Eli Gardenia has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredrick throws a head kick that misses.
Gardenia is looking to counter punch.
Oh Gardenia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Fredrick shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Gardenia is on queer street and Fredrick is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Ronald Fredrick!
Ronald Fredrick decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.