PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dark is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Stranger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roland
vs
Dark

200 cm
26
290 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

192 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Roland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jebidiah Dark!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dark throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Dark misses.
Roland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dark lands the left hand.
Roland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roland slips under a jab from Dark.
Roland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Roland misses the target.
Roland changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Roland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dark throws out the jab.

Roland darts in and clinches Dark up against the cage.
Roland scores with a shoulder strike.
Dark tries a body shot but Roland blocks it.
Roland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roland lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Jebidiah Dark has been cut.

Roland drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roland lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dark!
Roland throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roland with a couple of short strikes.
Dark wants to try and get back to his feet.
Roland with good strikes from the mount here!

That has opened up Jebidiah Dark's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roland punishing his opponent with strikes.

The cut above Jebidiah Dark's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antonio Roland!