PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fox Mulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox Mulder will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Funk
vs
Mulder

167 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrence Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fox Mulder!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mulder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mulder moves in looking to clinch but Funk pushes him off.
Mulder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mulder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mulder tries to clinch up but Funk circles away and keeps his distance.

Funk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Funk showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mulder with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mulder on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Funk lands strikes from half guard.
Funk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mulder with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Funk there.
Funk is nestled in close to Mulder, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Funk lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funk is taking a breather. Mulder says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder is looking to control Funk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mulder avoid being mounted?
Funk working over Mulder with some ground and pound. Mulder looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Funk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Funk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Funk is thwarting Mulder's attempts to control the position.
Funk lands with a punch from half guard.
Mulder has hold of Funk's hands but Funk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk working the head and body with strikes.
Funk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mulder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Funk winds up and cracks Mulder with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mulder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Funk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mulder taking some punishment here, with Funk in his half guard.
Funk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Funk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mulder has hold of Funk's hands but Funk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Funk drops an elbow to the side of Mulder's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funk working Mulder over with strikes.
Funk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Funk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Funk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mulder!
Funk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Mulder is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mulder is still in real trouble! Can Funk finish him?
Mulder tries to hold on but Funk pushes him away.
Mulder seems to have recovered his senses.
Funk dominating with strikes here.
Funk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funk scoring with strikes but Mulder is staying in there.
Funk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Funk scoring with strikes but Mulder is staying in there.
Funk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulder is trying desperately to improve position.
Funk with shots to the head and body - Mulder looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funk is landing with some decent strikes but Mulder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Funk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Funk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Funk lands a big shot there that rocks Mulder but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mulder in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Funk looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mulder covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrence Funk!