PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avery kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Godspeed - Throwdown. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Avery
vs
Fury

178 cm
20
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Fury!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery blocks a jab.
Avery pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fury moves out of range of the strikes.
Fury slips under a jab from Avery.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Avery.
Avery throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury moves away from the strike by Avery.
Avery throws a leg kick but Fury checks it.
Avery misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Fury misses with a hook. Avery ducked under it nicely.
Avery misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Avery, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury's corner calls for a 1-2. Fury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Avery slips under a jab from Fury.
Fury pivots, looking for a leg kick but Avery is out of range and Fury settles back down.
Avery ducks under a wild hook from Fury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery slips under a jab from Fury.
Avery connects with a leg kick. Fury looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Avery looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Avery.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avery.

Avery closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fury to the mat! Fury manages to get full guard.
Avery missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Avery throws a big right hand that misses.
Avery chips away with some ground and pound.
Fury is trying to control the position but Avery postures up.
Fury controlling Avery's posture.
Avery throws an elbow that misses. Fury uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Avery's guard. Nice move by Fury!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fury working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fury accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury won't allow Avery to sweep him here.

Fury is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Avery is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Avery has escaped and now he's on top!

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Avery looking to pass the guard.
Avery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Avery stopping the sweep attempt from Fury.
Avery postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Avery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Avery trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fury looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fury with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fury dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Avery. That did some damage!
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Avery.
Fury scores with a jab. Avery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Avery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from Avery.
Avery cracks Fury with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Avery tries a head kick but it misses.
Fury with the counter takedown but Avery avoids it easily.
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Avery counters with a stiff right hand.
Avery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Xavier Fury has been cut.

Avery is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fury's half guard.
Fury has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Avery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Avery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Fury's cut.
That's time! Avery's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab lands there for Fury.
Fury checks a leg kick.
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Avery counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Avery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fury can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Fury.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fury, right into the meat.
Avery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
Fury moves out of range of the body kick from Avery.
Avery misses with a hook.
Fury misses with a straight right.

Avery looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Avery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Avery postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fury is trying to control the position but Avery postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fury trying to control the position.
Avery throwing strikes from guard but Fury blocks nicely.
Fury controls Avery momentarily but Avery frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Avery takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
Fury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Avery on the side of the head.
Fury throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fury scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fury with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a looping right.
Avery is looking to counter punch.
Avery throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
Fury scores with a leg kick.
Xavier Fury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fury throws an off balance right hand
and Avery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avery throws a leg kick but Fury moved away.
Avery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fury takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avery misses with a leg kick

and Fury counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fury.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fury accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Avery looking to control.
Avery bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fury's guard.

Avery throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Avery postures up in Fury's guard and throws a big left but Fury blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury controlling the position.
Avery throws an elbow that misses. Fury uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Avery's guard. Nice move by Fury!

Fury is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Avery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sean Avery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fury postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Avery looking for a sweep. Not yet Avery, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Avery holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fury looking to control.
Fury lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Avery is trying to keep Fury in close.
Fury throwing strikes but missing.
Avery wants to sweep here but Fury controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Xavier Fury will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Xavier Fury's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A slow jab from Avery misses its intended target.
Fury takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Avery takes one to the chin there.
Avery throws a looping overhand right but Fury ducks down to avoid it.
Avery tries to score with a low kick but Fury moves his leg out of the way.
Avery walks into a left hand.
Avery lands with an overhand left.
Avery fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Avery with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fury to score with a decent uppercut.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Avery swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Avery throws a front kick aimed at Fury's knee but Fury avoids it well.
And Fury tries to counter it with a takedown but Avery pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd cheers as Fury lands an impressive looking overhand right. Avery doesn't seem phased though.
Fury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Avery's corner calls for a 1-2. Avery obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury scores with a jab.
Avery slips under a jab.
Fury scores with a hook.
Avery ducks right into an uppercut from Fury.
Fury throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Avery's shoulder, as Avery tries to avoid the shot.
Avery scores with a push kick.
Avery fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fury checks it well.
Avery goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Avery with a nice cross.
Avery looks to land a combination but Fury avoids it well.
Fury tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
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!
Fury slaps away a takedown attempt from Avery, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury blocks a head kick by Avery.
Avery stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fury.
Fury throws a right hand that Avery ducks under and follows up with a left that Avery also avoids with ease.
Avery walks into a stiff left hand from Fury.
Fury throws a low kick but it's checked well by Avery.
Avery's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fury under the eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Fury blocks the leg kick.
Avery throws a solid leg kick but Fury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Avery.
Fury tried to score with a low kick but Avery checks it.
Avery loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
Avery looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fury changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Avery slips under a jab from Fury.
Avery loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery ducks right into an uppercut from Fury.
Fury misses with a straight left.
Avery scores with a nice head shot.
Avery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avery throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Avery throws a leg kick but Fury sees it coming and moves out of range.
Avery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fury throws a solid leg kick but Avery takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fury.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Avery. Fury shrugs it off though.
Fury throws a big shot that misses.
Avery pushes Fury away with a front kick.
Avery takes one to the chin there.
Avery shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fury changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Avery connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fury.
Avery throws out a leg kick but Fury moves out of range and Avery only half commits.
Avery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury slips under a jab.
Avery misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fury. That's going to slow Avery down.
Fury slaps away a takedown attempt from Avery, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Avery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Avery as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Avery misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Avery lands with an overhand left.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Avery.
Well Avery has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Avery!
A very excited looking Sean Avery made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.