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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roy Ike (ranked 2983 p4p, 3992 weight class) and Master Xeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 cm 25 148 3 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm 25 145 1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Determined |
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Ike! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Master Xeng! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Xeng blocks a jab. Ike misses with a left hand and Ike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Xeng defending well as Ike loads up on a big left hand. Ike definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Ike throws a right hand that misses
and Xeng counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ike waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xeng. Ike throws a big shot that misses. It seemed like Xeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ike rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xeng counters with a stiff right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ike misses with a straight left. Ike throws a shot from downtown. Xeng moves away and avoids it. Ike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xeng counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ike misses with a body punch
and Xeng counters with a straight right hand. Ike jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ike is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. A swing and a miss from Ike. Ike throws a lazy uppercut
and Xeng counters with a straight right hand. Xeng takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Master Xeng has been cut. Xeng ducks under a wild hook from Ike. Xeng throws a counter combo. Xeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ike. Ike throws a hook but Xeng blocks it. Ike throws a poor cross that misses
and Xeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Xeng slips a jab from Ike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ike misses with a right hand and Xeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ike misses with a looping right. Xeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Roy Ike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Xeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ike throws an off balance right hand
and Xeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. 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! Ike misses with a body shot
and Xeng counters with a lovely straight right hand! Xeng slips a straight right by Ike. A little jabbing left from Xeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Ike is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Ike misses with a right hand and Xeng counters with a stiff right hand. Xeng moves out of range of the strikes. A little jabbing left from Xeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ike throws a hook but Xeng blocks it. Xeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Ike misses with a looping left. Xeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Ike thows a left - swing and a miss! Xeng throws out a counter right but Ike avoids it with no problem. Ike misses with an uppercut
and Ike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. We've been informed that Xeng has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Ike throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Xeng to counter with a crisp jab. Ike misses with a right hand and Xeng counters with a three punch combo that has Ike backing up. Ike nods at Xeng to acknowledge the strikes. Xeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ike. Xeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Xeng blocks a jab. Ike's jab looks to have found its range, popping Xeng under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Xeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ike. Xeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Ike throws a hook but Xeng blocks it. Xeng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Ike throws a lazy right hand but Xeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. 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! Ike throws an off balance right hand
letting Xeng counter with a right hand. Ike misses with an uppercut. Xeng saw that one coming. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xeng! But no joy. Ike punishes Xeng's body with a nice straight punch. A slow jab from Ike misses its intended target. Xeng slips under a jab from Ike. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roy Ike will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Master Xeng's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Xeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Xeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ike. Xeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. A big right from Ike misses. Ike throws a right hand that misses
and Xeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ike keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Xeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Xeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ike. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xeng! But no joy. Xeng moves away from the strike by Ike. Xeng lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Ike misses with a looping right. Xeng throws out a counter right but Ike avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round. Xeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xeng! But no joy. Ike lands an overhand right. Ike throws a hook but Xeng blocks it. Ike looks to land a right hand but Xeng moved out of range. Ike misses with a looping right. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Xeng might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ike has got the better of the exchanges. Xeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ike. Ike digs a good hook to Xeng's body.
Ike throws a lazy uppercut
and Xeng counters with a straight right hand. Ike connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ike rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xeng counters with a nice uppercut. Ike throws a lazy right hand but Xeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Xeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Xeng ducks under a wild hook from Ike. Xeng defending well as Ike loads up on a big left hand. Ike misses with a hook. Xeng ducked under it nicely. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xeng! But no joy. Xeng moves away from the strike by Ike. It seemed like Xeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. 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! Ike throws out a loose jab but Xeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Xeng throws out a counter right but Ike avoids it with no problem. Ike throws a jab but it's blocked by Xeng.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ike misses with a straight right. It seemed like Xeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ike throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Xeng to counter with a crisp jab. Ike throws an off balance right hand
and Ike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ike misses with a straight left. Xeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Ike swings widly with a right hand
and Xeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ike throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xeng sees it coming and avoids it easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xeng! But no joy. Ike stuns Xeng with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Ike is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xeng can do to turn this around? The fighters circling - Ike throws out the jab but it was never going to land. It seemed like Xeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ike swings for the body but Xeng moves out of range.
Xeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ike throws out the jab. Xeng blocks a jab. Xeng is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ike with a body shot. Ike misses with a lunging right hand
and Xeng counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Ike misses with a left hand and Xeng counters with a straight right hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Xeng moves out of range of the strikes. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xeng! But no joy. Xeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ike.
Roy Ike is winning the standup battle so far. Ike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xeng doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Ike throws a lazy uppercut
and Xeng counters with a lovely straight right hand! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Ike dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Master Xeng's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round! Ike swings and misses with a shot to the body and Xeng counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ike misses with an uppercut
and Xeng counters with a stiff right hand. Xeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ike. It seemed like Xeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ike throws a hook but Xeng blocks it. Ike swings for the body but Xeng moves out of range.
Xeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ike. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Xeng slips a jab from Ike. As Ike backs off Xeng throws a huge counter combo but Ike manages to avoid it all. Ike misses with an uppercut
and Xeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ike throws a shot from downtown. Xeng moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Xeng slips under a jab. Ike throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Xeng to counter with a crisp jab. Ike throws a poor cross that misses
and Xeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ike thows a left - swing and a miss! A swing and a miss from Ike. Ike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xeng. A little jabbing left from Xeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Xeng moves out of range as Ike strikes. Xeng looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ike misses with a hook
and Xeng counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ike swings widly with a right hand
and Xeng counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ike misses with a left hand and Xeng counters with a nice uppercut. Ike looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Ike throws the left hand but Xeng avoids the punch easily. It seemed like Xeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ike misses with an uppercut. Ike throws a poor cross that misses
and Xeng counters with a three punch combo that has Ike backing up. Ike nods at Xeng to acknowledge the strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A jab from Ike does it's job there. Ike takes a swing at Xeng's ribcage but misses. Ike swings and misses with a shot to the body and Xeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ike throws a hook but Xeng blocks it. A little jabbing left from Xeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Ike throws a right hand that misses
and Xeng counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ike throws a hook but Xeng avoids it easily. Xeng throws a counter combo. Ike paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Ike misses the shot to the body. A little jabbing left from Xeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Xeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Roy Ike is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A telegraphed right hand from Ike misses the target. A little jabbing left from Xeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Ike missing with a left hand there. Xeng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ike misses with an uppercut. Xeng saw that one coming. Ike throws a hook to the side of Xeng's head but Xeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ike throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Xeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Ike throws out a loose jab but Xeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Ike throws a jab when Xeng was well out of range. A little jabbing left from Xeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Ike connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Xeng slips a straight right by Ike. Xeng lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Ike lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Ike. Xeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ike throws out the jab. Master Xeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A swing and a miss from Ike.
And that's the end of the fight! Roy Ike showed his dominance in that final round. Well Ike has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:28 Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:28 Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Ike!
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energy
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hype
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