PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nam Ho (ranked 504 p4p, 64 weight class) and Jeremy Paxman (ranked 443 p4p, 53 weight class). Paxman has chosen Jeremy Paxman. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ho
vs
Paxman

194 cm
32
195 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

182 cm
28
195 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nam Ho !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Paxman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho throws a looping overhand right but Paxman ducks down to avoid it.
Nam Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paxman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Paxman.

It looks like Nam Ho has been cut.
Paxman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho throws out the jab.
Ho misses with an uppercut. Paxman saw that one coming.
Paxman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho . Ho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Ho is rocked!

Paxman has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ho .
Paxman lands with a left to the head.
Ho working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Paxman.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Paxman controls the action.
Ho stalling in the clinch.
Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Paxman.
Ho has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short left from Ho .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paxman is keeping busy.
Paxman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paxman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ho .
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Paxman controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Paxman.
Ho is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Paxman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Paxman.
Ho misses with the head strike.
Ho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Paxman fails to land.
Paxman swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paxman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho .
Ho 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paxman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ho seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Paxman can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho is trying to break the clinch but Paxman is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paxman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paxman.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Paxman controls his hands.
Paxman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paxman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paxman.
Paxman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paxman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ho misses with a punch to the body.
Paxman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ho is trying to force a seperation but Paxman has the dominant position.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paxman prevents a body shot from Ho .
Paxman wants to take the fight to the mat but Ho manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho scores with a shoulder strike.
Ho blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Paxman fails to land.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paxman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paxman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paxman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ho misses with some punches.
Paxman scores with a shoulder strike.
Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paxman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ho just misses with a punch to the body.
Paxman misses the shot to the body.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Paxman.
Ho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paxman on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Paxman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho throws a body punch but Paxman moves out of range.
Good exchange - Paxman coming out on top.
Ho misses with a hook.
Ho misses with an uppercut.
Ho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ho misses with a double jab.
Ho misses with a right hand
and Paxman scores with a counter punch that sends Ho to the canvas! Paxman smells blood - he's punishing Ho with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ho has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Paxman!
Jeremy Paxman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.