PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flava Flave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flave kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Momma said Tap you Out. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Flave
vs
Son

198 cm
31
202 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

181 cm
24
187 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flava Flave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gray Son!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flave getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Flave throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Son.
Flave tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Son swivels and escapes.
Son walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Son ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flave moves away.

Son moves into the clinch successfully.
Son lands a hook that snaps the head of Flave backwards.
Still in the clinch, Son scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flave looking to slow down the pace here.
Flave manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A body shot lands from Son.
Flave has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Son after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Son misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Son breaks the clinch.
Son wants to clinch.
Son comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Son lets loose with a powerful body kick. Flave will feel that in the morning.
Son avoids the body shot from Flave.
Son tries to clinch up.
Son swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Flave is defended easily by Son.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flava Flave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Flave. Beautiful body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Son.

Son gets a clinch.
Son softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Son breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Son.
Son tries a head kick but it misses.
Son misses with a head kick.
Flave avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flave looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Son is fending him off so far but Flave persists. Nope, Son circles away and we're back to standing.
Son misses with a kick to the body.
Flave avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Son misses with a hook. Flave ducked under it nicely.
Son lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Flave misses the shot to the body.
Gray Son is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flave shoots in looking for a takedown but Son manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flave's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flave misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Son misses.
Flave takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Son just misses with a punch to the body.
Son darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Son throws the kick towards the body but Flave avoids it.
Son throws a sloppy head kick and Flave moves out of range easily.
Son wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flave showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Son.
Flave lands a jab to Son's midsection.
Flava Flave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flave jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Son as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Son tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Son tries a head kick but it misses.
Son tries a head kick but it misses.
Son fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flave misses with an uppercut
and Son counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Flave. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Son tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flave paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flave fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Son manages to avoid it.
Flave lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Son.
Flave misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Son.
Son tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flave missing with a left hand there. Son was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Son wants to clinch up but Flave keeps it at a distance.
Flave throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Son.
Flave looks to throw the jab but Son is out of range.
Flave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Son paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flave shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Son as he avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Son there.
Son stuffs the takedown attempt from Flave. Flave gets slowly back to his feet.
Flave is looking to wear down Son with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice straight punches there by Son. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Son.
A head kick misses from Son.
Flave avoids the head kick by Son.

Son has Flave up against the cage in a clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Son is working Flave over 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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Flave seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Son lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flave backwards.
Son lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flave backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Son.
Flave is breathing heavily.

Son escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flave avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Son throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Son moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Son.
Son letting Flave take a breather here.
Son scores with a shot to the side of Flave's head.
Flave tries to pull guard but Son holds him up against the cage and eventually Flave drops back down to his feet.
Son pushes Flave back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Son creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Son lands a shot to the body.
Son scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Son.
Son lands with a light punch inside.

Flave is rocked!
Flave takes a shot to the head.
Oh Flave is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Son lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flave backwards.
Son lands a big right hand that drops Flave! The killer instinct kicks in and Son finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gray Son!
After the big win, Gray Son made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors O'Brannigan's Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.