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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roand Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solofa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu has chosen Bad Man as his entrance music. Solofa Fatu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roand Po's chin.
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209 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roand Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Solofa Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu shoots in looking for a takedown but Po manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fatu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fatu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Po throws a one two combo.
Fatu fails with a takedown attempt.
Po defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fatu.
Roand Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solofa Fatu.
Fatu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fatu misses with a takedown
and Po counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fatu closes the distance and clinches up with Po, looking for a takedown. Fatu pushes Po against the cage but Po circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Po. No joy for Fatu on that attempt.
Fatu looks winded!
Po lands a nice looking body shot.
Good shot there by Po.
Fatu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Po avoids it really well and circles away.
Po bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Po thumps Fatu with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po drops Fatu with a big left hand and mounts him. Fatu is in big trouble!
Fatu is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fatu is still in real trouble! Can Po finish him?
Po stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Po! Fatu is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roand Po!
During a confident post fight interview, Roand Po thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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