PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Roffen (ranked 2477 p4p, 5900 weight class) and Fighter For Money (ranked 304 p4p, 554 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Roffen
vs
For Money

175 cm
31
185
8 - 11 - 0

195 cm
26
193
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Roffen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fighter For Money!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roffen jabs For Money to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - For Money throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
For Money swings widly with a right hand
and Roffen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roffen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roffen lands a nice hook to For Money's body. For Money takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roffen lands a really nice looking cross but For Money seems unphased.
Roffen throws a body punch but For Money moves out of range.
For Money throws a hook but Roffen blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from For Money misses the target.
For Money connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
For Money throws a hook but Roffen blocks it.
For Money takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Josh Roffen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
For Money swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
For Money misses the shot to the body.
For Money misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roffen cracks For Money with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roffen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches For Money on the side of the head.
Roffen looks to score with a jab to the body but For Money is just out of range.
Roffen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roffen connects with a right hand. For Money shakes it off.
For Money takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roffen fails to land with a series of punches.

Roffen moves into the clinch successfully.

For Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

For Money pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Roffen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
For Money misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
For Money misses with a jab, cross combination.
For Money throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
For Money throws out a loose jab but Roffen uses good head movement to avoid it.
For Money throws a jab when Roffen was well out of range.
Roffen appears to be looking for a big counter.
For Money throws an off balance right hand
and Roffen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
For Money misses with an uppercut.
For Money looks winded!
For Money throws a jab but it's blocked by Roffen.
For Money lands a jab to the head.
Roffen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roffen lands a jab-cross combination.
Roffen with a hook.
Roffen misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roffen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Roffen as he connects with a hook.
Roffen connects with a looping right hand.
Roffen digs a good body shot into For Money's ribs.
Roffen with the inside leg kick.
Roffen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Roffen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from For Money.
Roffen lands a really nice looking cross but For Money seems unphased.
Roffen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roffen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice combination there by Roffen.

For Money is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roffen connects with a stiff jab that staggers For Money - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Josh Roffen!