PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rason Fairs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fairs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to eye of the tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fairs
vs
Powers

197 cm
26
256 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

206 cm
23
283 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rason Fairs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeke Powers!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Powers defends well and Fairs ends up having to push Powers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Powers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Powers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Powers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Rason Fairs has been cut.
Powers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Powers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Rason Fairs's cut is getting worse.
Powers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fairs is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powers.
A knee to the head by Powers.

Powers drops Fairs with a big knee straight up the middle! Fairs is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Fairs is rocked!
Powers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fairs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been informed that Powers 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.
Fairs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powers.
Fairs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Powers.
Fairs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fairs avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairs is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Powers.
A slapping leg kick lands for Powers.
Fairs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Powers has closed the distance and engaged Fairs in a clinch.
Powers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Rason Fairs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Powers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fairs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Powers.
Powers scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Fairs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Rason Fairs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Powers pulls guard successfully.
Fairs seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Powers has his foot on Fairs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fairs works his way back into a safe position though.
Powers pulls Fairs in close to prevent any damage.
Powers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Fairs from controlling successfully.
Powers tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Fairs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fairs stopping the sweep attempt from Powers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Fairs from controlling successfully.
Powers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fairs is one step ahead there.
Powers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Powers wants to sweep here but Fairs controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Powers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fairs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fairs with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Powers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Powers pulls Fairs in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fairs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairs cracks Powers with a solid left hand.
Fairs throws a strike but Powers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Powers throws an elbow that misses. Fairs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Powers's guard. Nice move by Fairs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Powers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rason Fairs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fairs fails with a takedown attempt.
Powers misses with a body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Powers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fairs blocks it with crossed arms.
Powers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Powers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fairs looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rason Fairs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powers lands a shoulder strike.
Fairs can't break the clinch.
Powers landing knees to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rason Fairs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zeke Powers!
In defeat, Rason Fairs stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill be back better than ever and i should have trained harder!I want to thank everyone for supporting me!'.