PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Gray (ranked 2 p4p, 1 weight class) and Foot Fungus (ranked 26 p4p, 5 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gray
vs
Fungus

189 cm
34
210 lbs
33 - 4 - 1

194 cm
30
215 lbs
28 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Akoni Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foot Fungus!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray looks to throw the jab but Fungus is out of range.
Gray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fungus tries a low kick but Gray avoids it.
It appears Gray was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gray lands with a nice body kick.
Fungus misses with a hook.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
As Gray backs off Fungus throws a huge counter combo but Gray manages to avoid it all.
Fungus looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
Fungus cracks Gray with a good jab.
Gray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray lands a jab.
We've been informed that Fungus 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.
Fungus misses with a right hand
enabling Gray to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Gray misses.
Fungus takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray cracks Fungus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fungus lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Akoni Gray has been cut.
A left lands for Fungus.
Gray tries to land a leg kick but Fungus saw it coming and moves away.
Fungus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gray misses with an uppercut
and Fungus counters with a right hand to the body.
Gray defending well as Fungus loads up on a big left hand.
Fungus swings widly with a right hand
and Gray counters with a thumping low kick.
Fungus drops his hands momentarily and Gray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gray staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fungus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fungus misses with a right hand
and Gray counters with a good low kick that Fungus was not able to check.
Gray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Foot Fungus has been cut.
Fungus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gray.
Gray throws a hook but Fungus blocks it.
Fungus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gray misses with a hook. Fungus ducked under it nicely.
Gray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fungus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Fungus misses.
Gray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fungus circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Fungus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gray looks to land a body kick but Fungus moved away.
Fungus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Gray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fungus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A punch combination from Gray misses.
Gray lands the left hand.
Gray looks to land a left hand but Fungus moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fungus! But no joy.
Fungus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fungus.
Nice uppercut lands for Gray. That snapped Fungus's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fungus throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray lands with a right hand.
A big right from Fungus misses.
It looked like Gray was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fungus.
Fungus slips under a jab.
Fungus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gray's calf.
Fungus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gray. Gray obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gray, right into the meat.
Fungus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fungus looks for the body kick but Gray saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Gray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akoni Gray dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fungus avoids a kick to the body.
Fungus throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Gray misses with a two punch combination.
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
Akoni Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray swings for the body but Fungus moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Fungus misses.
Fungus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gray misses with a lunging right hand
and Fungus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray misses with a hook.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Fungus slips the punch.
Fungus loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a leg kick but Fungus moved away.
Fungus misses with a hook
and Gray counters with an outside leg kick.
Gray takes a swing at Fungus's ribcage but misses.
As Gray backs off Fungus throws a huge counter combo but Gray manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Gray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fungus throws a body kick that misses.
Fungus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fungus misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
Gray lands with an overhand left.
Fungus scores with a body shot.
Gray misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fungus swings widly with a right hand
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Fungus there.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fungus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fungus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Gray. That snapped Fungus's head back.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Fungus is rocked!
A jab from Fungus misses.
Fungus misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fungus throws a lazy uppercut
and Gray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fungus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gray has got the better of the exchanges.
Gray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fungus misses with a straight left.
Gray appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gray misses with an uppercut
and Fungus counters with a stiff right hand.
Fungus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray throws a hook but Fungus avoids it easily.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fungus can do to turn this around?
Gray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fungus.
Fungus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fungus on the side of the head.
Fungus throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Fungus blocks the leg kick.
Fungus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fungus.
Fungus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fungus scores with a jab to the jaw.

Akoni Gray's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Fungus.
Gray throws a front kick that sends Fungus stumbling back into the cage.
Gray slips under a jab.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fungus manages to avoid it.
Fungus throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
Gray is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Akoni Gray will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gray's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fungus under the eye.
Fungus misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray lands a big right hook! Fungus looks hurt but is still standing! Gray lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Fungus falls down and Gray dives in with a huge hammer fist! Fungus's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Gray runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Akoni Gray!
Akoni Gray retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Akoni Gray thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.