PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wild Boy by Machine Gun Kelly kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shogun Rua has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rua
vs
Dirk

225 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
207 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Dirk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua wants to clinch
and Dirk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rua really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dirk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Dirk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice jab there from Dirk.
Dirk scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Dirk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dirk, as that shot connected.
Dirk throws a good cross that connects.
Dirk scores with a jab. Rua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rua takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Rua is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Dirk connects with a body shot that sends Rua's belly button to the back.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dirk drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Rua's head, knocking him out cold! Dirk is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Dirk!
Jesse Dirk is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jesse Dirk looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Me lose............yeah right. I'm going to be clowning everyone is this division and maybe even Middleweight.'.