PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Psiris Fuhren (ranked 2447 p4p, 1642 weight class) and Weston Hodkiewicz (ranked 326 p4p, 237 weight class). Fuhren comes to the cage accompanied by Everybody Dies. Hodkiewicz has chosen Big Pimpin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Fuhren
vs
Hodkiewicz

185 cm
23
186
6 - 3 - 0

172 cm
26
175
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Conquer
Brooklyn Apothecary

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psiris Fuhren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Weston Hodkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuhren wants to clinch.
Fuhren slips under a jab.
Hodkiewicz moves out of range as Fuhren strikes.
Hodkiewicz throws a poor cross that misses
and Fuhren counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuhren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hodkiewicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuhren.
Hodkiewicz misses with a hook to the body
and Fuhren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hodkiewicz throws a right hand that misses
and Fuhren counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodkiewicz lands a jab to the nose.
Hodkiewicz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fuhren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fuhren scores with a punch to the head.
Fuhren wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuhren digs a good hook to Hodkiewicz's body.
Hodkiewicz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Fuhren misses its target.
Fuhren sizes up Hodkiewicz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fuhren has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fuhren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A lazy left from Fuhren finds it's target.

Fuhren has closed the distance and engaged Hodkiewicz in a clinch.
Fuhren tries to work over Hodkiewicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Fuhren.
Fuhren blocking some punches.
Fuhren is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hodkiewicz blocks an uppercut.
Fuhren scores with a shoulder strike.
Hodkiewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuhren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuhren lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuhren struggles to land a body shot inside as Hodkiewicz controls his hands.
Fuhren scores with a shoulder strike.
Hodkiewicz tries to pull guard but Fuhren holds him up against the cage and eventually Hodkiewicz drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Fuhren.
Hodkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Fuhren.
Fuhren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuhren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fuhren blocks an uppercut.
Fuhren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuhren misses with a body punch.
Fuhren stalling in the clinch.
Hodkiewicz prevents a body shot from Fuhren.
Fuhren blocking some punches.
A short right from Fuhren.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fuhren.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hodkiewicz.
Fuhren tries to throw a body punch but Hodkiewicz avoids it by throwing Fuhren back against the cage.
Hodkiewicz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Fuhren scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fuhren as Hodkiewicz tries to tie him up.
Hodkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Fuhren as the two fighters clinch.
Fuhren prevents a body shot from Hodkiewicz.
Fuhren lands a shoulder strike.
Hodkiewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuhren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fuhren lands a shoulder strike.
Hodkiewicz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fuhren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuhren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hodkiewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fuhren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hodkiewicz backwards.
Fuhren lands a left hand.
Fuhren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hodkiewicz prevents a body shot from Fuhren.
Hodkiewicz tries a body shot but Fuhren blocks it.
Hodkiewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Fuhren.
Fuhren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Hodkiewicz fails to land.
Fuhren scores with a shot to the side of Hodkiewicz's head.
Fuhren cracks Hodkiewicz with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodkiewicz blocks a body shot from Fuhren.
A shot in the inside from Fuhren.
Hodkiewicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fuhren lands a body punch.
Fuhren lands a left hand.
Hodkiewicz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fuhren backwards.
Hodkiewicz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hodkiewicz takes a shot to the head.
Hodkiewicz digs a right hand underneath Fuhren's ribcage. Fuhren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fuhren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fuhren throws a head punch that misses.
Fuhren lands with a right to the head.
Fuhren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuhren lands with a left to the head.
Fuhren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fuhren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hodkiewicz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fuhren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hodkiewicz fails to land.
Fuhren scores with a hook to the body.
Fuhren has a couple of punches blocked by Hodkiewicz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Psiris Fuhren dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fuhren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hodkiewicz swings widly with a right hand
and Fuhren counters with a stiff right hand.

Fuhren has Hodkiewicz up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fuhren fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fuhren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fuhren pushes Hodkiewicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hodkiewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuhren lands a body punch.
Hodkiewicz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fuhren smiles and moves away.
Hodkiewicz misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Fuhren lands.
Psiris Fuhren is winning the standup battle so far.
Fuhren misses with a straight left.
Hodkiewicz throws a sloppy body shot
and Fuhren counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuhren is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hodkiewicz scores with a jab to the body.
Hodkiewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuhren lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuhren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hodkiewicz misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuhren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hodkiewicz is breathing heavily.
Hodkiewicz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hodkiewicz throws an overhand right that lands on Fuhren's shoulder, as Fuhren tries to avoid the shot.
Hodkiewicz misses with a body shot.
Fuhren swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hodkiewicz misses with an uppercut.
Fuhren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hodkiewicz.
Hodkiewicz with the counter takedown but Fuhren avoids it easily.
Hodkiewicz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fuhren.
A punch lands to the side of Hodkiewicz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hodkiewicz looks to throw the jab but Fuhren is out of range.
Fuhren swings for the body but Hodkiewicz moves out of range.
Fuhren lands a slapping body shot.
Hodkiewicz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hodkiewicz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Hodkiewicz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hodkiewicz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hodkiewicz throws an overhand right that lands on Fuhren's shoulder, as Fuhren tries to avoid the shot.
Hodkiewicz throws a lazy uppercut
and Fuhren counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Hodkiewicz misses
and Fuhren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Hodkiewicz is rocked!
The fighters circling - Hodkiewicz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuhren tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hodkiewicz manages to circle out of the way.
Hodkiewicz is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuhren finish him?
Fuhren tries to clinch up.
Hodkiewicz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hodkiewicz seems to have recovered his senses.
Fuhren scores with a jab to the body.
Hodkiewicz thows a left - swing and a miss!

Fuhren clinches up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Fuhren.
Hodkiewicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hodkiewicz blocks an uppercut.

Hodkiewicz is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fuhren can't fight it off and eventually Hodkiewicz manages to take the fight to the floor. Fuhren looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fuhren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hodkiewicz's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fuhren stands and throws Hodkiewicz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hodkiewicz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Fuhren has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fuhren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodkiewicz looks to throw the jab but Fuhren is out of range.
Hodkiewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuhren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hodkiewicz under the eye.
Fuhren slips under a jab.
Hodkiewicz throws a body punch but Fuhren moves out of range.
Fuhren walks into a straight right hand from Hodkiewicz.
Hodkiewicz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hodkiewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Hodkiewicz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hodkiewicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuhren was well out of range. Poor timing from Hodkiewicz.
Hodkiewicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Fuhren was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hodkiewicz.
Hodkiewicz misses with a body shot.
Hodkiewicz throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Fuhren counters by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Psiris Fuhren dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hodkiewicz misses with an uppercut
and Fuhren counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuhren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Hodkiewicz misses its intended target.
Hodkiewicz throws an overhand right that lands on Fuhren's shoulder, as Fuhren tries to avoid the shot.
Hodkiewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuhren.
Hodkiewicz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fuhren throws an off balance right hand
and Hodkiewicz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Fuhren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hodkiewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hodkiewicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fuhren struggles to land a body shot inside as Hodkiewicz controls his hands.
Fuhren works on Hodkiewicz's body with a couple of short punches.
Hodkiewicz misses with some punches.

Hodkiewicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Hodkiewicz misses.
It looked like Fuhren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hodkiewicz throws a body punch but Fuhren moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuhren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hodkiewicz moves away.
Psiris Fuhren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuhren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fuhren just misses with a punch to the body.
Hodkiewicz misses with a shot to the body
and Fuhren counters with a right hand to the body.
Hodkiewicz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fuhren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hodkiewicz throws a right hand that misses
and Fuhren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hodkiewicz avoids the body shot from Fuhren.
Nice uppercut there from Fuhren.
Fuhren lands a lovely overhand right.
Fuhren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hodkiewicz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Hodkiewicz takes a swing at Fuhren's ribcage but misses.
Hodkiewicz looks to throw the jab but Fuhren is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodkiewicz misses with a right hand
letting Fuhren counter with a right hand.
Fuhren circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hodkiewicz to the canvas! Hodkiewicz doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Fuhren keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Psiris Fuhren!
Post fight, Psiris Fuhren took to the microphone: 'Is he dead? Did I kill him? Shit, that's gonna make things awkward at The Rubber Guard Emporium. Anyway, thank you to my sponsors, Conquer and Brooklyn Apothecary. '.
Weston Hodkiewicz spoke after the fight, saying 'When we were in exchanges, when we were in exchanges I felt like I couldn't land the cleaner, crisper shots.'.