PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasha Grey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Funkyama
vs
Grey

183 cm
26
260 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
290 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasha Grey!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama tries to clinch up but Grey circles away and keeps his distance.
Grey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Funkyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Grey circles away.
Funkyama is looking to clinch.
Funkyama tries to clinch but Grey is having none of it.
Grey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Funkyama tries to clinch up.
Grey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Grey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Funkyama wants to clinch up but Grey keeps it at a distance.
Fedor Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey digs a good body shot into Funkyama's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Funkyama tries to clinch there but Grey circles away.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grey, right into the meat.
Funkyama is breathing heavily.
Funkyama avoids a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Funkyama crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grey - the referee stops the clock and Funkyama gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grey. Funkyama manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Funkyama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey throws a sloppy head kick and Funkyama moves out of range easily.
Funkyama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grey counters with a solid body kick.
Funkyama moves out of range as Grey throws a body kick.
Grey throws a body kick that misses.

Funkyama moves into range and clinches up with Grey.
A short right from Funkyama.
A short uppercut from Grey.

It looks like Fedor Funkyama has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grey scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funkyama.
Funkyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grey lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Funkyama as Grey tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Funkyama has denied him.
Grey effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grey.
A nice left hand lands by Grey.
Funkyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Grey.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
Grey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Grey.

Fedor Funkyama's cut is getting worse.
Grey scores with a shot to the side of Funkyama's head.
Grey tries a body shot but Funkyama blocks it.
Funkyama blocks an uppercut.
Grey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Funkyama is keeping busy.
Grey blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Funkyama.
Grey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grey.

Funkyama is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grey.
Oh Funkyama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funkyama.
Funkyama seems to have got his legs back now.
Funkyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grey misses with some punches.
Grey cracks Funkyama with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grey lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Funkyama to his knees! Grey keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Grey!
Our winner, Sasha Grey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.