PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Owens (ranked 5847 p4p, 5167 weight class) and Metyl Handz (ranked 580 p4p, 531 weight class). Handz has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - I Who Have Nothing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Owens
vs
Handz

184 cm
18
212
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
211
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zaid Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Metyl Handz!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens throws a shot from downtown. Handz moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Handz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Owens cracks Handz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Handz throws a hook but Owens blocks it.
Handz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Owens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Handz defending well as Owens loads up on a big left hand.
Owens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Handz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Handz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Handz misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens with a jab.
Handz throws a body punch but Owens moves out of range.
Owens misses with a straight left.
A jab from Owens misses.
Decent striking displayed by Handz there.

It looks like Zaid Owens has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Owens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Owens lands a really nice looking cross but Handz seems unphased.
Owens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Owens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Handz misses the target.
Owens lands a nice shot that snaps Handz's head back.
Handz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handz on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Handz is rocked!
Owens lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Handz falls backwards - clearly groggy! Owens dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zaid Owens!