PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frenchy Fuqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Shoznes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuqua comes into the arena with Prodigy- Diesal Power blaring out of the sound system. Shoznes has chosen O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei as his entrance music. Joseph Shoznes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fuqua
vs
Shoznes

194 cm
37
274 lbs
33 - 31 - 0

198 cm
27
239 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 33 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frenchy Fuqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Shoznes!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoznes throws a leg kick but Fuqua moved away.
Shoznes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuqua manages to avoid it.
Fuqua slips under a jab from Shoznes.
Fuqua fails with a takedown attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Shoznes blocks the leg kick.
Shoznes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoznes just misses with a punch to the body.
Shoznes throws a leg kick but Fuqua sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuqua checks the leg kick.
Shoznes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shoznes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Shoznes misses.
A swing and a miss from Fuqua.
Shoznes throws the kick towards the body but Fuqua avoids it.
Fuqua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've been hearing reports that Fuqua has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fuqua shoots in but Shoznes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fuqua stalks Shoznes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shoznes's face. Shoznes staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua moves in looking to clinch but Shoznes pushes him off.

Fuqua dives in and scores a takedown into Shoznes's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shoznes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fuqua's guard.

Shoznes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fuqua wants to sweep here but Shoznes controlling him for the moment.
Fuqua working a defensive guard here.
Fuqua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shoznes is one step ahead there.
Fuqua looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shoznes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fuqua manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shoznes trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuqua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shoznes looking to pass the guard.
Shoznes is working Fuqua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shoznes won't allow Fuqua to sweep him here.
Fuqua pulls Shoznes in to control the position.
Fuqua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shoznes won't allow Fuqua to sweep him here.
Shoznes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Shoznes. No joy for Fuqua on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frenchy Fuqua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuqua tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shoznes defends well and Fuqua ends up having to push Shoznes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fuqua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fuqua is trying to maintain a safe position but Shoznes gets an underhook and turns Fuqua into the cage.
Shoznes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fuqua is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuqua scores with a shoulder strike.
Fuqua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shoznes is defending well for now.
Fuqua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuqua missing with knees to the body.
Shoznes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joseph Shoznes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fuqua takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shoznes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shoznes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Shoznes.
Fuqua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shoznes.
Fuqua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fuqua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuqua looks to throw a body kick
and Shoznes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuqua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoznes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shoznes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuqua avoids the head kick by Shoznes.
Fuqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuqua blocks a leg kick.
Fuqua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuqua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shoznes throws a leg kick but Fuqua moved away.
Shoznes lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fuqua shoots in and drives through. Shoznes sprawls well.
Fuqua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shoznes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frenchy Fuqua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuqua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shoznes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shoznes scores with a shot to the body.
Fuqua with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua scores with a kick to the body.
Fuqua looks for the body kick but Shoznes saw that one coming.
Joseph Shoznes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Shoznes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fuqua doesn't seem phased though.
Fuqua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuqua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shoznes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joseph Shoznes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shoznes throws a nice head kick!
Shoznes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuqua throws out the jab.
Fuqua slips under a jab from Shoznes.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Shoznes! Fuqua is out on his feet! Shoznes rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Fuqua is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Fuqua is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Shoznes!
Joseph Shoznes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Frenchy Fuqua spoke after the fight, saying 'if i dont win my next fight i will probably retire!'.