PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rice Flair (ranked 2936 p4p, 2860 weight class) and Axel Foley (ranked 346 p4p, 341 weight class). Foley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Beverly Hills Cop Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Flair
vs
Foley

167 cm
28
155
11 - 9 - 0

177 cm
34
171
17 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rice Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair works Foley's body with a nice hook.
Rice Flair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flair throws a lazy head kick
and Foley counters with a nice uppercut.
Flair avoids the body shot from Foley.
Foley connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Foley. Beautiful body shot.
Flair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foley momentarily.
Flair looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Flair misses with a combination
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
Flair throws a head kick that misses
and Foley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flair.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Flair moves away and avoids it.
Flair throws a predictable looking body shot
and Foley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flair throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Flair lands a right hook to the body.
Flair paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair throws a series of punches but Foley avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Foley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Flair throws an off balance right hand
and Foley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flair connects with the punch.
Foley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Flair misses with a hook
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
Flair misses with a two punch combination.
Flair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Flair lands with a shot to the body.
Foley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flair throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flair punishes Foley's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Flair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flair throws a push kick but Foley slaps the foot to one side.
Flair throws a jab but it's blocked by Foley.
Flair on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Foley digs a good hook to Flair's body.
Flair throws a leg kick that misses.
Foley slips a jab from Flair.
Foley avoids the head kick by Flair.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Foley! But no joy.
Flair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick lands for Flair.
Flair tries to clinch but Foley moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Foley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foley throws an off balance right hand
and Flair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Flair closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Foley to counter with a crisp jab.
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foley throws out a counter right but Flair avoids it with no problem.
Flair feints and then cracks Foley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foley down.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Flair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flair was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A combination from Flair does no damage.
Flair walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Flair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair throws a nice outside leg kick.
Flair throws a predictable looking body shot
and Foley counters with a stiff right hand.
Foley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Flair had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foley.
Flair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Flair lands a two punch combo.
Flair lands with a good body shot.
Flair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flair connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Flair tries to clinch but Foley moves away
and Foley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Flair misses.
Foley looks to land a right hand but Flair moved out of range.
Flair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rice Flair will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Flair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foley.
Flair tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Flair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foley.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flair manages to avoid it.
Flair throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Foley on the side of the head.
Rice Flair is winning the standup battle so far.
Foley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flair throws a leg kick
and Foley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Foley throws a hook to the side of Flair's head but Flair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flair misses the body punch
and Foley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flair throws a sloppy head kick
and Foley counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Flair misses.
Flair takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Flair is rocked!
A low kick from Flair misses
and Foley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Flair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Flair. Beautiful body shot.

Foley cracks Flair with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Flair looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Foley finish him?
Flair throws a leg kick that misses.
Flair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foley moves away.
Flair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Flair is looking to wear down Foley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Flair looks to land a body kick but Foley moved away.
Foley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley defending well as Flair loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Foley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flair lands with a good body shot.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Flair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flair seems to have got his legs back now.
Flair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Flair throws a sloppy head kick and Foley moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Foley! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flair swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Foley counters with a stiff right hand.
Flair scores with a nice head shot.
Flair misses the body punch
and Foley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Flair throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Foley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flair walks into a stiff left hand from Foley.
Foley throws a hook but Flair blocks it.
As Foley looks to move away, Flair throws a big counter combo but Foley just gets out of the way.
Foley slips under a jab from Flair.
Foley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Foley is rocked!
Flair swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Foley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foley moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley misses with a straight left.
Flair tries to clinch but Foley moves away
and Foley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flair connects with a body shot that sends Foley's belly button to the back.
Foley misses with an uppercut.
Flair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Foley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Flair misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Foley counter with a right hand.
Flair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Flair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body kick from Flair.
Flair throws a body shot but no joy.
Flair scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair throws a left and a right that both miss
and Foley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley throws an overhand right that drops Flair like a sack of potatoes! Foley dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Foley!
Axel Foley thanked the fans post fight for their support.