PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Magnusson's choice of entrance music: The Animal by Disturbed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rogers
vs
Magnusson

188 cm
23
245 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

208 cm
21
285 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Magnusson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnusson lands with a nice body punch.
Magnusson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magnusson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Magnusson wants it to stay on the feet.
Magnusson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rogers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Magnusson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnusson scores with a punch to the head.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Oooooh!!! Magnusson has knocked Rogers down with a huge combo! Magnusson steps away and waves a wobbly Rogers back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Magnusson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Rogers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magnusson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogers's hands.
Magnusson throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Rogers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnusson cracks Rogers with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rogers falls to his knees and Magnusson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Magnusson!