PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zayrion Temple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Temple has chosen Birdman-I Run This as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Rogers
vs
Temple

198 cm
25
265 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

182 cm
21
222 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zayrion Temple!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers scoring well with a low kick there.
Rogers clobbers Temple with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Zayrion Temple has been cut.
Zayrion Temple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Temple. That did some damage!
Temple looks gassed!
Temple avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers keeps Temple at a distance using the push kick.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Temple moves out of range.
Rogers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Temple avoids nicely.
Temple dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Rogers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Temple's hands.
Whack! Rogers lands a heavy head kick that drops Temple. The ref tackles Rogers to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Temple was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Marcus Rogers!