DUFF 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Richmond The Eight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Strath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strath has chosen Parallel Universe as his entrance music. Richie Strath is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Richmond The Eight
vs
Strath

188 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Richmond The Eight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Strath!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Strath has Richmond The Eight up against the ropes in a clinch.

Richmond The Eight breaks the clinch.

Strath lands a left and a right that sends Richmond The Eight crashing to the canvas! Strath dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Richard Richmond The Eight has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Richmond The Eight is in all sorts of trouble here.
Richmond The Eight tries to lock up and control but Strath gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Strath landing strikes from the mount and Richmond The Eight is in trouble!
Strath is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Richmond The Eight is looking to improve his position but Strath isn't that keen on the idea.
Strath thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The referee warns Richmond The Eight that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Richard Richmond The Eight's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Richard Richmond The Eight's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richie Strath!
A very excited looking Richie Strath made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gracie
vs
Stark

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Stark lands a jab-cross combination.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stark is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Stark circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stark drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stark is looking for the KO!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tony Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie backs away from a small jab... but Stark lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Gracie crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Stark with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tony Stark!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ta Sau Sei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Sei has chosen 周杰倫 - 青花瓷 as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Summers
vs
Sau Sei

190 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Sei!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sau Sei clinches.
Summers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sau Sei is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Summers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Sau Sei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sau Sei cracks a nice hook into Summers's ribs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Summers is breathing heavily.

Sau Sei has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sau Sei.

It looks like Nathan Summers has been cut.
Sau Sei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Summers or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers takes a shot to the head.
Sau Sei leaning against his opponent.

Sau Sei drops Summers onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Summers is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!

Summers is rocked!
Sau Sei throws a big uppercut that drops Summers! More strikes from Sau Sei and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Summers lies dazed against the ropes as Sau Sei celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ta Sau Sei!
An intense looking Ta Sau Sei took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: '"I will always love you, Liling."'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

James
vs
McCracken

185 cm
19
203 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

James closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McCracken's guard.
James prevents McCracken from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McCracken is trying to control the position but James postures up.
James throwing strikes but missing.
James working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McCracken's head.
James postures up in McCracken's guard and throws a big left but McCracken blocks it.

James drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says James as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! McCracken screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with James! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alex James!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Sabacajan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Serbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serbo has chosen white eyes as his entrance music. Don Serbo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Don Serbo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sabacajan
vs
Serbo

172 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Sabacajan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Serbo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Serbo has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sabacajan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sabacajan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Serbo wants to stand but Sabacajan is controlling the position.
Sabacajan scoring with some ground and pound.
Sabacajan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sabacajan wants to control from the top but Serbo keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sabacajan landing with the ground and pound.
Sabacajan is looking to work some ground and pound but Serbo has wrist control.
Serbo is looking to stand up but Sabacajan isn't so interested in that idea.
Serbo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sabacajan controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabacajan throwing strikes but missing.
Sabacajan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sabacajan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sabacajan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Serbo is proving hard to escape from.

Sabacajan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Serbo dives on top into guard.
Sabacajan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Serbo is one step ahead there.
Serbo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Sabacajan has an active guard here but Serbo has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serbo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sabacajan controls his leg.
Sabacajan punching from the bottom.
Serbo wants to stand up but Sabacajan is controlling the position.
Sabacajan is trying to stand up here but Serbo is controlling him well.
Sabacajan punching from the bottom.
Sabacajan is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sabacajan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sabacajan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Serbo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sabacajan.
Sabacajan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sabacajan is looking to get back to full guard here but Serbo has managed to pass to side control instead.
Serbo tries to stand but Sabacajan is controlling his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sabacajan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sabacajan throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Sabacajan is looking for a sweep.
Serbo avoids the strikes from the bottom by Sabacajan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabacajan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sabacajan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sabacajan trying to hold on to Serbo's head to control him but Serbo postures up.
Serbo wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Sabacajan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sabacajan shoots in looking for a takedown. Serbo tries to sprawl out of it but Sabacajan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Serbo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Serbo stuffs the takedown attempt from Sabacajan. Sabacajan gets slowly back to his feet.
Serbo throws out a powerful jab.

Serbo closes the distance and pushes Sabacajan back into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Sabacajan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sabacajan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sabacajan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sabacajan prevents a body shot from Serbo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sabacajan is trying to pull guard but Serbo has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Sabacajan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabacajan can't break the clinch.

Sabacajan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Serbo is trying to keep an underhook but Sabacajan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Serbo wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabacajan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Serbo keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sabacajan lands a nice short elbow.
Sabacajan thows a huge punch but Serbo dodges it nicely.
Sabacajan slows the pace down in half guard.
Sabacajan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Serbo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sabacajan.

Sabacajan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Sabacajan has Serbo up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serbo connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sean Sabacajan has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sabacajan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Serbo is defending well.
Serbo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sabacajan won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Sabacajan avoids the damage to the body.
Serbo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Serbo with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sabacajan throws an elbow but misses.
Serbo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Serbo lands a nice knee to the body.
Serbo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sabacajan is trying to break free.
Serbo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Serbo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Serbo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serbo avoids a wild elbow strike from Sabacajan.
Serbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Serbo missing with knees to the body.

Sabacajan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sabacajan manages to end up in side control.
Sabacajan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sabacajan working the ground and pound but Serbo is defending the strikes.
Sabacajan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Serbo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Serbo wants to get back to his feet.
Sabacajan trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serbo wants to get back to his feet.

Sabacajan is looking for a kimura but Serbo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sabacajan to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sabacajan lands a nice short elbow.
Sabacajan thows a huge punch but Serbo dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sabacajan seems to be working for a kimura but Serbo defends the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serbo pushes Sabacajan off looking to stand but Sabacajan dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sean Sabacajan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Sabacajan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sabacajan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Serbo is squirming around, avoiding Sabacajan's attempts to control the action.
Sabacajan is landing with some decent strikes but Serbo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Serbo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sabacajan breaks from Serbo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Serbo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice elbow there by Sabacajan.

Serbo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabacajan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Serbo is still in real trouble! Can Sabacajan finish him?
Sabacajan postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Serbo badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sabacajan around the waist but Sabacajan pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sabacajan is the winner by TKO! Sabacajan jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Sabacajan!
After winning the bout, Sean Sabacajan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Melanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rumble's choice of entrance music: Click Click Boom. The key to victory for Jay Melanko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Melanko
vs
Rumble

198 cm
21
255 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Melanko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Rumble!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble has a takedown stuffed.

Rumble takes the fight into the clinch.

Rumble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rumble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melanko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Melanko lands a nice hook to Rumble's body. Rumble takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rumble tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melanko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Melanko both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Austin Rumble has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rumble fails with the takedown.
Rumble looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melanko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble slips under a jab.
Rumble slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Melanko misses

and Rumble counters by clinching up.
Melanko wants a takedown but no success here.
Melanko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Melanko is trying to break the clinch but Rumble is controlling him.
Melanko is trying to stall.

Rumble jumps guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rumble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Melanko is looking to stand up but Rumble won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Melanko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rumble is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rumble has escaped and now he's on top!
Rumble trying to control but Melanko is working from the bottom.
Melanko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble throws a big right hand that misses.

Rumble got a little sloppy there for a moment and Melanko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rumble has managed to get both his arms back between Melanko's legs - danger averted.
Rumble wants to control from the top but Melanko keeps moving.
Rumble might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Melanko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Austin Rumble was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Melanko jabs Rumble to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Melanko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melanko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rumble misses with a few strikes there.
Melanko lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Melanko.
Melanko lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rumble instigates a clinch.

Rumble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Melanko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Rumble's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Melanko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Melanko.

Rumble is rocked!

That has opened up Austin Rumble's cut even more.
Rumble leaves his chin hanging out and Melanko seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Rumble crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Melanko!
Jay Melanko took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Roode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Blanks will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Roode
vs
Blanks

191 cm
22
218 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Roode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Blanks!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanks misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Blanks there.
Blanks throws a head kick but Roode moves out of range.
Blanks scores with a leg kick.
Blanks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roode.
Blanks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roode back to the ropes. Blanks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Blanks works over Roode's head and body with a nice combination.
Roode wants to clinch up but Blanks keeps it at a distance.
Roode walks into a straight right hand from Blanks.
Blanks connects with a leg kick. Roode looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blanks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blanks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roode is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roode will feel that in the morning.

Blanks drops Roode with a beautiful combination! Roode stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blanks is looking for the KO!

Roode is rocked!

It looks like Bobby Roode has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanks plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Roode swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Roode face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Blanks!