PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Foot (ranked 3209 p4p, 139 weight class) and Jimmy Fothergill (ranked 2508 p4p, 43 weight class). Fothergill has chosen Austrian Death Machine - Get To The Choppa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Foot
vs
Fothergill

196 cm
30
275 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

188 cm
23
260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Fothergill!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foot closes the distance and clinches.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fothergill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foot lands with a left to the head.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Foot scores with a shot to the side of Fothergill's head.
Fothergill is trying to break free.

Fothergill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fothergill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fothergill cracks Foot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fothergill scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Chief Foot has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Fothergill.
It looked like Foot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Foot drives through and clinches with Fothergill against the cage.
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!
Fothergill avoiding damage as Foot throws knees to the body.
Fothergill is looking to break free of the clinch but Foot has double underhooks.
Fothergill working hard to break the clinch.
Fothergill blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fothergill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fothergill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fothergill tries to break free but Foot pushes him back against the cage.
Foot missing with knees to the body.
Fothergill tries to break the clinch but Foot is controlling the position.
Foot throws a punch but it's blocked by Fothergill.
Fothergill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foot lands a hook that snaps the head of Fothergill backwards.
Foot swings wildly with an uppercut but Fothergill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fothergill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fothergill blocking some punches.
Fothergill avoiding damage as Foot throws knees to the body.
Fothergill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Fothergill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fothergill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fothergill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fothergill pivots, looking for a leg kick but Foot is out of range and Fothergill settles back down.
Foot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Foot moves into the clinch.
Fothergill takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foot misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Foot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Foot misses with a punch on the inside.
Foot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fothergill backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Foot fails to land.
Foot has a couple of punches blocked by Fothergill.
Foot misses with a punch on the inside.
Foot lands an uppercut.
Foot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fothergill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Fothergill wants to break free but Foot has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fothergill.
Fothergill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Fothergill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot tries to clinch up.

Foot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foot working aggressively here.
Foot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foot misses with a punch on the inside.
Fothergill blocks an uppercut.
Fothergill blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foot swings wildly with an uppercut but Fothergill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fothergill can't break the clinch.
Fothergill working hard to break the clinch.
Foot throws a punch but it's blocked by Fothergill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Foot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chief Foot's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fothergill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foot doesn't manage to clinch there - Fothergill circles away.
Foot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fothergill.
Fothergill fails to land with a series of punches.
Fothergill looks to land a combination but Foot avoids it well.
Fothergill throws a leg kick but Foot moved away.
Fothergill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chief Foot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Foot closes the distance and pushes Fothergill back into the cage.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Foot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fothergill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fothergill can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fothergill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foot fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foot closes the distance but Fothergill moves to the side
and Fothergill counters with a three punch combo that has Foot backing up. Foot nods at Fothergill to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Foot takes the fight into the clinch.
Foot lands a left hand.
A short right from Foot.
Foot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
Foot swings wildly with an uppercut but Fothergill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fothergill's efforts to push away.
Foot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fothergill blocks an uppercut.
Fothergill blocks an uppercut.
Foot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foot misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
Foot lands a left hand.
Chief Foot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Foot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fothergill tries to circle away but Foot has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
Fothergill stalling in the clinch but Foot improves position.
Foot lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fothergill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fothergill is breathing heavily.
Foot swings wildly with an uppercut but Fothergill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
Foot lands a hook that snaps the head of Fothergill backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot working aggressively here.
Foot misses with a punch on the inside.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Foot lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fothergill.
Foot swings wildly with an uppercut but Fothergill uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Foot fails to land.
Foot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foot throws a head punch that misses.
Foot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fothergill's efforts to push away.
Fothergill wants to break free but Foot has control.
Foot misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Foot fails to land.
Fothergill wants to break free but Foot has control.
Foot missing with knees to the body.
Foot working aggressively here.
Foot has a couple of punches blocked by Fothergill.
Foot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot.
Fothergill is trying to force a seperation but Foot has the dominant position.
Foot working aggressively here.
Fothergill tries to break the clinch but Foot is controlling the position.
Foot tries to land knees in the clinch but Fothergill avoids the damage to the body.
Fothergill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fothergill tries to circle away but Foot has him pinned against the cage.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Foot tries to land knees in the clinch but Fothergill avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Foot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chief Foot's cut.
That's time! Foot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Fothergill throws a series of strikes that have Foot backpedaling.
Fothergill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fothergill keeps the fight on the outside.
Fothergill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Foot wants to clinch.
Fothergill tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foot is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Fothergill finds it's way through Foot's defenses.
Foot tries to clinch but Fothergill moves out of range.
Fothergill misses with a double jab.
Foot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fothergill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Foot closes the distance and pushes Fothergill back into the cage.
Fothergill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fothergill blocking some punches.
Fothergill blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Fothergill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foot wants to clinch up but Fothergill keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fothergill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foot tries to clinch up.
Fothergill throws a right hand that Foot ducks under and follows up with a left that Foot also avoids with ease.
Foot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fothergill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Foot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fothergill, pushing him back against the cage.
Fothergill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fothergill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fothergill backwards.
Foot working aggressively here.
Foot swings wildly with an uppercut but Fothergill uses good head movement to avoid it.

Fothergill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fothergill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foot was well out of range. Poor timing from Fothergill.
Foot tries to close the distance and clinch but Fothergill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foot wants to clinch.
Foot wants to clinch up but Fothergill keeps it at a distance.
Fothergill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Foot tries to clinch up.
Jimmy Fothergill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Fothergill. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Foot doesn't manage to clinch there - Fothergill circles away.
A lazy left from Fothergill finds it's target.
Fothergill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fothergill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot staying out of range there.
Foot is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fothergill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fothergill doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fothergill throws an overhand right that lands on Foot's shoulder, as Foot tries to avoid the shot.
Foot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fothergill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fothergill throws a body shot but no joy.
Fothergill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foot tries to clinch but Fothergill moves out of range.
Fothergill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Foot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fothergill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fothergill backwards.
Foot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foot swings wildly with an uppercut but Fothergill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jimmy Fothergill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Foot lands with a light punch inside.
Fothergill blocks an uppercut.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fothergill's efforts to push away.
Foot throws a punch but it's blocked by Fothergill.
Foot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fothergill.
Foot working aggressively here.
Foot misses with the head strike.
Fothergill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foot has him pressed against the cage.
Chief Foot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Fothergill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fothergill.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Fothergill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Foot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chief Foot!
Chief Foot gave a mention to Vegan Gains in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Jimmy Fothergill stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fair play to Footers there, but he's only beat me because I had a high intensity band practice the night of the fight...in a different country!'.