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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Foot (ranked 837 p4p, 40 weight class) and Full Time Panda (ranked 616 p4p, 32 weight class). Chief Foot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Full Time Panda's chin.
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196 cm
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275 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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150 cm
21
300 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Foot! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Full Time Panda! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Panda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Foot is looking to clinch but Panda is avoiding it.
Foot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Panda blocks an uppercut.
Foot trying to land knees to the body.
Panda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Foot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Foot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Foot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Panda's efforts to push away. Foot prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chief Foot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Full Time Panda. Panda blocking some punches.
Panda has Foot pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Foot manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Panda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Panda wants to take the fight to the mat but Foot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foot. Panda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Panda blocking some punches.
Foot scores with an uppercut up the middle. Panda has hold of one of Foot's legs. Foot is fighting the takedown attempt but Panda gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Foot is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Panda dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Panda is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Foot is pushing Panda's head away, looking to escape. Panda manages to hold on to the position though. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Foot is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Panda is controlling him well. Foot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Panda on the ground. Panda just content to control the position. Foot wants to get back to his feet but Panda is dominant here and he's now got Foot's back! Panda punches Foot on the ear. Panda slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Foot is trapped and Panda is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Foot trying to get back to his feet but Panda is in full control for now. Foot grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. Panda controls the action. Foot is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Panda lands an elbow to the side of the head. Panda scores with punches and elbows. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Foot trying to get back to his feet but Panda is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Panda cracks Foot with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Foot from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Foot covers up after that shot from Panda.
Panda is looking to control Foot but Foot is wriggling around and keeping busy. Panda controlling from the back. Foot is trying to stand back up. Oooh a big shot gets through from Panda. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Foot takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Panda lands with a hammerfist to the side of Foot's head. Panda lands shots from the back. Foot is trying to get back to his feet but Panda has full control of the position and if anything, Foot has just worked his way into a worse spot. I would not like to be Foot right now.
Foot wants to get back to his feet. Foot covers up after that shot from Panda.
Foot is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Panda lands a shot to the head.
It looks like Chief Foot has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Foot is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Full Time Panda dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chief Foot's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Panda. Panda moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Panda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Foot wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Panda working the ground and pound. Panda cracks Foot with a big elbow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Foot being controlled for a moment. Foot tries to escape but Panda is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Panda taking a breather here. Foot wants to get back to his feet but Panda drags him back down. Panda wants to control but Foot is keeping him busy. Panda creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Foot is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Panda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Panda lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Foot down.
Foot on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Foot wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Panda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Panda lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chief Foot's cut is getting worse. Panda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foot keeps working. Panda landing strikes. Panda happy to just control the position for now. Panda lands an elbow. Panda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foot keeps working. Panda lands a decent elbow from side control. Foot trying to remain calm as Panda controls from the top position. Foot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foot tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Panda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foot keeps working. Full Time Panda has got the better of the ground game so far. Panda lands a decent elbow from side control. Panda cracks Foot with a big right hand but Foot just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Foot is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Panda asserts his dominance and retains side control. Panda is looking to take a break and control but Foot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Panda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chief Foot's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Panda grinds an elbow into Foot's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Panda controlling from side mount. Panda is continuing to stall. Foot is working to avoid the ground and pound but Panda connects with a decent elbow. Foot explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! Foot tries to clinch but Panda is having none of it. Foot moves into the clinch successfully.
Panda manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Panda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Foot wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Panda lands an elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Full Time Panda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Chief Foot's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Foot clinches with his opponent.
Foot throws a punch but it's blocked by Panda. Foot misses with a hook from the clinch. Foot is defending well against a takedown attempt. Panda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Foot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Foot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foot throws a punch but it's blocked by Panda. Foot working some nice short punches in the clinch. Panda has Foot pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Foot manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Chief Foot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Full Time Panda. Foot lands with a right to the head. Panda has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Foot after a bit of a struggle. A head punch blocked on the inside by Panda. Foot misses with the head strike.
Panda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Foot fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Panda swats away the attempt to clinch by Foot. Foot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Panda fails with the takedown. We've been told by Foot's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Foot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Panda prevents Foot from getting back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Foot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Panda controls the pace. Foot will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Panda stands up over Foot, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Panda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Panda prevents Foot from getting back to his feet. Full Time Panda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Panda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Foot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Panda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Foot leaves Panda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Panda dives in and grabs Foot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Foot pushes down on Panda's head and hops out. A little feinted left hand from Foot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Foot tries to close the distance and clinch but Panda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Foot is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Panda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Panda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Foot is trying to stand up here but Panda is controlling him well. Panda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Foot wants to get back to his feet. Foot is looking to get back to is feet but Panda passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Foot's face as Panda controls the position. Let's hope that Panda has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Foot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Foot gets caught napping as Panda dives in and scores a takedown. Foot manages to retain guard. Panda is stalling in the full guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. The adventures of Panda the control monster continue. Boring. Chief Foot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Full Time Panda. I've got Panda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Full Time Panda!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
40% |
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