PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xi Li (ranked 3664 p4p, 6582 weight class) and Fighter For Money (ranked 440 p4p, 628 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Li might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HYFR by Drake featuring Lil Wayne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Li
vs
For Money

197 cm
26
190
7 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
193
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

The Thrift Shop -

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xi Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fighter For Money!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
For Money throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

For Money gets tackled into the cage by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite For Money's efforts to push away.
For Money wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
For Money takes a shot to the head.
Li lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
For Money is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li lands a nice shot to the body.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Li really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Li lands with a right to the head.
For Money is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li lands a body shot.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
For Money tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Li as the two fighters clinch.
For Money looks winded!
Li lands a body punch.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Li.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li pushes For Money back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
Li scores with a hook to the body.
Li lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Li.
A shot in the inside from Li.
Li pushes For Money back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of For Moneys head.
Nice body punch from Li.
A nice right hand lands inside from Li.
A short body shot lands from Li as the two fighters clinch.
Li is leaning against For Money and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Li.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Li - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Li.
Nice body punch from Li - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Li as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Li creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li working For Money over with knees to the body.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to For Money's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. For Money won't want to take too many of those.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Li.
For Money wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of For Moneys head.
Li lands a body shot.
A short right from Li on the inside.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Li lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Li.
Li working For Money over with knees to the body.
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Li works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Li digs a right hand into For Money's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on For Money's gas tank.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Li.
Li lands with a right to the head.
Li lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Li.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Li.
Li lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down For Money.
Li scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Fighter For Money has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Li.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

For Money is rocked!
Li lands with a light punch inside.
For Money is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Li lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li pushes For Money against the cage. Li is working some dirty boxing. Li pushes off with a quick right hook! For Money goes down! For Money tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Li moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xi Li!
Xi Li made sure to mention his sponsor, The Thrift Shop - in his post fight interview.