PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaimaa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fontaine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to P.S. Phuk You Too. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fontaine
vs
Fatu

196 cm
22
270 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

193 cm
21
239 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Fontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaimaa Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontaine throws a sloppy head kick
and Fatu counters with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fatu. That's going to slow Fontaine down.
Fatu swings for the body but Fontaine moves out of range.
Fontaine misses with a head kick.
Fontaine is looking to clinch but Fatu is avoiding it.
Fatu blocks a jab.
Fontaine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fontaine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fontaine swings for the body but Fatu moves out of range.
Fatu jabs at Fontaine's body.
Ricky Fontaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fontaine takes one on the button.
Fontaine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fontaine scores with a nice right hand.
Fontaine throws a head kick that misses.
Fatu throws a body punch but Fontaine moves out of range.
Fatu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fatu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fontaine shoots for a takedown but Fatu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fatu loads up on a big right hand but Fontaine slips the punch.
Fontaine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fontaine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fatu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fontaine connects with a high kick.
Fontaine tries to clinch but Fatu moves away
and Fatu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fontaine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Fontaine blocks the leg kick.
Fontaine scores with a head kick.

It looks like Vaimaa Fatu has been cut.
Fontaine blocks a leg kick.
Fatu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fontaine is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Fontaine.
Fatu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontaine cracks a nice hook into Fatu's ribs.
Fontaine slips a jab from Fatu.
Fontaine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fatu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fatu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fatu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fatu.
Fatu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fontaine's hands.
Fatu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fatu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fatu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fatu lands a slapping body shot.
Fontaine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fontaine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Fatu lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Fontaine is rocked!
Fatu steps in with a hook that catches Fontaine right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Fatu follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Fontaine looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaimaa Fatu!
Vaimaa Fatu thanked the fans post fight for their support.