PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rash Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rash Jr has chosen quick to back down - Lil jon ft. nas as his entrance music. Dwayne Fair had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Fair
vs
Rash Jr

177 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Fair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Rash Jr!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rash Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fair is trying to defend but Rash Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rash Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rash Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rash Jr throwing shots but Fair is blocking nicely.
Fair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rash Jr on the ground.
Rash Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rash Jr controlling the action here.
Rash Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fair does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fair keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fair is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rash Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rash Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rash Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rash Jr tries to pass to full mount but Fair defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rash Jr connects with a nice short shot to Fair's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rash Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fair defending well though.
Fair keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rash Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rash Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rash Jr slips a nice elbow through Fair's hands, connecting with Fair's forehead.
Fair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rash Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rash Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fair with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rash Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair has hold of Rash Jr's hands but Rash Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fair has hold of Rash Jr's hands but Rash Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rash Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rash Jr slips a nice elbow through Fair's hands, connecting with Fair's forehead.
Rash Jr throwing shots but Fair is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Rash Jr seems content to control.
Fair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rash Jr.
Rash Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rash Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rash Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fair keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rash Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Rash Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rash Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Rash Jr is nestled in close to Fair, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fair taking some punishment here, with Rash Jr in his half guard.
Rash Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rash Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fair is breathing heavily.
Rash Jr is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rash Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fair taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rash Jr with a couple of short strikes.
Rash Jr cracks Fair with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fair in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Fair is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rash Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Fair is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rash Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Rash Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rash Jr with a couple of short strikes.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Rash Jr! Fair is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matt Rash Jr!