PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Tanner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mercer
vs
Tanner

190 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer throws a lazy body kick
and Tanner counters with a straight right hand.
Mercer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tanner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mercer blocks a low kick nicely.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Tanner ducks down to avoid it.
Tanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Tanner closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Bobby Mercer has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Mercer.
A bone on bone clash there as Tanner blocks the leg kick.
Mercer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer misses with a right hand
and Tanner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mercer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mercer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mercer throws a head kick but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mercer is breathing heavily.
Tanner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tanner swinging wildly here.
Mercer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mercer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tanner takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner feints and then cracks Mercer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mercer down.
Tanner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A cross from Tanner lands.
Tanner throws a monster overhand right that drops Mercer! Tanner follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Tanner!
Jason Tanner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.