PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fury (ranked 279 p4p, 589 weight class) and Igor Warlovski (ranked 42 p4p, 82 weight class). Warlovski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fury
vs
Warlovski

191 cm
26
212
12 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
205
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Warlovski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury swinging wildly here.
Warlovski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Warlovski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Warlovski closes the distance and pushes Fury back into the cage.
Fury prevents a body shot from Warlovski.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Warlovski as the two fighters clinch.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.

Fury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warlovski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like John Fury has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warlovski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Warlovski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Fury.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fury moves into the clinch.
Warlovski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Fury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fury moves into the clinch.
Warlovski lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Warlovski.
Fury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warlovski tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Warlovski back against the cage.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury lands a hook that snaps the head of Warlovski backwards.
Warlovski has a couple of punches blocked by Fury.

Warlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Warlovski on the side of the head.
We've been informed that Warlovski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warlovski slips under a jab.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Warlovski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warlovski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fury misses with a hook. Warlovski ducked under it nicely.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warlovski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warlovski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Fury drives through and clinches with Warlovski against the cage.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Fury breaks the clinch.
Fury cracks a nice hook into Warlovski's ribs.
Fury scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Warlovski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury wants to clinch up but Warlovski keeps it at a distance.
A lazy left from Fury finds it's target.
Warlovski swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.

Fury moves into the clinch.
Warlovski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Warlovski lands with a short shot to the head.
Warlovski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warlovski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Warlovski.
Warlovski working aggressively here.

Fury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Warlovski tries to keep at a distance but Fury has taken the fight into the clinch.
Warlovski misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warlovski misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fury.
Warlovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Warlovski lands an uppercut.
Warlovski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warlovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury is working Warlovski over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
Warlovski looks winded!
Fury throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Fury.
Warlovski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Fury's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Warlovski dodges the punch combination from Fury.
Warlovski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Warlovski moves out of range of the body kick from Fury.
A shot to the body from Fury misses
enabling Warlovski to counter with a crisp jab.
Fury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Warlovski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warlovski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fury counters with a stiff right hand.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Warlovski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury doesn't manage to clinch there - Warlovski circles away.
As Fury backs off Warlovski throws a huge counter combo but Fury manages to avoid it all.

Fury lands a big right hand that sends Warlovski crashing to the mat! Fury stays standing though and waves Warlovski back to his feet!

Warlovski is rocked!

Fury closes the distance and pushes Warlovski back into the cage.
Warlovski misses with some punches.

Fury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fury moves in looking to clinch but Warlovski pushes him off.
Warlovski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fury bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warlovski's head backwards.
Warlovski is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warlovski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Warlovski seems to have recovered his senses.
Warlovski throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Fury lands a beautiful left hook that drops Warlovski. Warlovski tries to recover but Fury is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Warlovski lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fury!
A relieved looking John Fury thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.