PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clint Foote had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Foote
vs
Cat

186 cm
29
264 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

200 cm
27
265 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foote ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Foote moves out of range as Cat strikes.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foote.
Foote cracks the inside of Cat's front leg.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Clint Foote has been cut.
Cat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foote backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foote throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foote connects with a leg kick. Cat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Foote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cat.
Cat swinging wildly here.
Foote cracks Cat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Foote connects with a single shot there.
Foote dodges the punch combination from Cat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat moves out of range of the leg kick from Foote.
Cat looks to land a right hand but Foote moved out of range.
Foote throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tom Cat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foote is looking to clinch but Cat is avoiding it.
Foote connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cat momentarily.
Cat blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Foote.
A big right from Cat misses.
Foote takes a swing at Cat's ribcage but misses.
Foote is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cat throws a right hand that Foote ducks under and follows up with a left that Foote also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat misses with a body shot.
Foote loads up on a big right hand but Cat slips the punch.
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!
Foote ducks under a wild hook from Cat.
Nice defenses there by Cat.
Cat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Foote moves in looking to clinch but Cat pushes him off.
Foote on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foote circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Cat misses.
A lazy left from Foote finds it's target.
Foote misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
Foote jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Cat as Foote shoots in.
Foote shoots in and drives through. Cat sprawls well.
Cat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foote moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foote tests Cat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Cat misses.
Foote is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cat.
Foote moves out of range as Cat strikes.
Cat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cat misses with the combination.
Foote dodges the punch combination from Cat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foote lands a leg kick that knocks Cat off balance momentarily.
Cat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foote takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Foote.
Foote misses with a left hand
and Cat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foote scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cat doesn't seem bothered though.
Cat looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cat misses with a double jab.
Foote dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cat. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Foote dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clint Foote's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Foote.
Tom Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foote pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foote.
Cat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cat looks to throw the jab but Foote is out of range.
Cat misses with a wild body shot.
Cat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foote lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cat is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cat walks into a jab.
A jab from Foote misses.
Foote scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote tries to clinch up.
Cat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Foote. Beautiful body shot.
Foote scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Foote. Beautiful body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cat might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Foote has got the better of the exchanges.
Foote dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Foote moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foote.
Cat might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Foote pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foote throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foote cracks a nice hook into Cat's ribs.
Cat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Foote throws a leg kick which misses Cat's front leg but catches the back leg as Cat tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Foote coming out on top.

Foote clinches up with Cat and pushes him back against the cage.
Cat wants to get back to striking at distance but Foote won't allow it.

Foote manages to break the clinch.
Foote throws a leg kick which misses Cat's front leg but catches the back leg as Cat tries to avoid it.
Foote thuds a left hand into Cat's body.
Foote scores with a push kick.

Foote closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote working the body and head with strikes.
Cat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foote wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cat keeps working.
Foote is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cat can do to turn this around?
Cat is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Cat is rocked!
Foote is looking to take a break and control but Cat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Foote stalls from top position.
Foote cracks Cat with a big elbow.
Cat is still in real trouble! Can Foote finish him?
Foote wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cat keeps working.
Cat seems to have recovered his senses.
Foote lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foote scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Foote happy to just control the position for now.

Foote decides to stand back up.
Clint Foote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cat misses with a right hand
and Foote counters with a big right hand! Oh Cat is in trouble here! Foote follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Foote!
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