PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Allen Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacen Warrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dance Hall Days. Edgar Allen Poe had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Allen Poe
vs
Warrick

210 cm
23
213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Allen Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacen Warrick!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrick misses with a few strikes there.
Warrick looks to land a right hand but Poe moved out of range.
Warrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poe.
Warrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poe wants to clinch.
Warrick throws a right and a left that Poe avoids nicely.
Poe moves out of range of the strikes.
Warrick misses with a looping left.
Poe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warrick's head backwards.
Warrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Poe!
Poe moves away from the strike by Warrick.
Warrick throws a hook but Poe blocks it.
Poe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Warrick jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrick throws a hook to the side of Poe's head but Poe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Warrick's calf.
Warrick misses with an uppercut. Poe saw that one coming.
Warrick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poe. Poe obviously looking to wear him down.
Jacen Warrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Warrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Warrick misses its intended target.
Warrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poe misses with a double jab.
Poe throws a good cross that connects.
Poe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Warrick backs up against the cage.
Poe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warrick is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Warrick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poe.
Poe slips a jab from Warrick.
Warrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poe manages to avoid it.
Warrick misses with a hook.
Poe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Warrick lands with a nice combination. Poe backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warrick. Poe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacen Warrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Warrick scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Warrick.
Warrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Poe clinches.
Poe missing with knees to the body.
Poe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Poe scores with a knee to the head.
Warrick is trying to break the clinch but Poe has him pressed against the cage.
Poe stalling the fight.
Poe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Poe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Poe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Warrick takes an elbow to the temple.
Warrick is trying to break free.
Poe missing with knees to the body.
Warrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Poe.
Warrick blocks an elbow strike from Poe.
Warrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Poe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warrick is looking to break free of the clinch but Poe has double underhooks.
Warrick tries to circle away but Poe has him pinned against the cage.
Poe leaning against his opponent.
Poe missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Poe.
Poe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Poe lands a nice knee to the body.
Warrick managing to block the knees to the body from Poe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Warrick's brow.
Poe lands a nice knee to the body.
Warrick looks gassed!
Poe lands a good knee to the midsection. Warrick won't want to take too many of those.
Warrick avoiding damage as Poe throws knees to the body.
Warrick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Poe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Warrick avoiding damage as Poe throws knees to the body.
Warrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Poe.
Poe stalling the fight.
Poe connects with a knee to the head.
Warrick managing to block the knees to the body from Poe.
Warrick blocks an elbow strike from Poe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Warrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warrick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warrick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Allen Poe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Poe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Warrick.
Warrick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Some wild striking there from Poe.

Poe clinches up against the cage.
Poe throws an elbow that misses.
Poe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Poe connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Poe.
Poe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warrick is defending well for now.
Poe trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warrick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Warrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Poe.
Poe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warrick is defending well for now.
Warrick tries to circle away but Poe has him pinned against the cage.
Poe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe lands an elbow just above Warrick 's eye.
Poe lands a knee to the body.
Poe scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Poe.
Poe lands an elbow inside that Warrick shrugs off.
Poe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Warrick blocks an elbow strike from Poe.
Poe has Warrick pressed against the cage.
Poe misses with an elbow over the top.
Poe tries a knee to the head but Warrick blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Poe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Poe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Poe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Warrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Poe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe misses with an elbow strike.
Poe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warrick is defending well for now.
Warrick takes an elbow to the temple.
Warrick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Poe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Poe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warrick is defending well for now.
Poe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warrick's defenses.
Nice elbow from Poe.
Poe lands an elbow inside that Warrick shrugs off.

Warrick is rocked!
Poe lands a big knee! That's hurt Warrick! Oh, he's all over the place! Poe lands another knee that sends Warrick to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Allen Poe!