PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vizual Mercenary (ranked 2250 p4p, 2498 weight class) and Jeff Lardy (ranked 318 p4p, 335 weight class). Jeff Lardy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mercenary
vs
Lardy

187 cm
25
187
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
200
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vizual Mercenary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Lardy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercenary was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Lardy as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Vizual Mercenary has been cut.
Lardy misses with a wild body shot.
Lardy lands a jab to the head.
Lardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mercenary to counter with a crisp jab.
Lardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercenary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Mercenary on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lardy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mercenary throws a hook but Lardy blocks it.
Lardy is looking to clinch.
Mercenary appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lardy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Mercenary is rocked!
A big right from Mercenary misses.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercenary fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.
Lardy drops Mercenary with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mercenary! Lardy dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Lardy!
Jeff Lardy is the new middleweight champion!