PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pangga Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xu's entrance music is Metallica - Creeping Death. A fine choice. Roger Xu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Xu
vs
Gravity

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pangga Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Xu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gravity goes for a takedown attempt but Xu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Xu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gravity swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gravity has a takedown stuffed.
Roger Xu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pangga Gravity.
Xu throws a body kick that misses.

Xu rushes Gravity and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gravity.
Xu tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravity avoids the damage to the body.
Gravity has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Xu after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Xu.
Xu connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Pangga Gravity has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gravity looks gassed!
Xu stalling against the cage.
Xu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xu slows down the pace here.
Xu lands a knee to the body.
Xu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xu lands a knee to the head.
Xu lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xu misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xu is struggling to control the position.
Gravity prevents a body shot from Xu.
Xu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gravity is defending well for now.
Gravity avoiding damage as Xu throws knees to the body.
Xu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gravity is defending well for now.
Gravity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gravity avoiding damage as Xu throws knees to the body.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gravity blocks it with crossed arms.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Xu.
Gravity prevents a body shot from Xu.
Xu trying to land knees to the body.
Xu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gravity is defending well for now.
Xu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gravity.
Xu working Gravity over with knees to the body.
Xu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gravity avoiding damage as Xu throws knees to the body.
Gravity has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Xu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Xu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gravity in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravity blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xu.
Xu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gravity in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Xu misses with a knee to the head.
Xu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Xu tries to throw a body punch but Gravity avoids it by throwing Xu back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravity takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xu has Gravity pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Xu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pangga Gravity's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Xu has managed to clinch.
Gravity on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
Knees to the body from Xu.
Xu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravity's face.
Gravity takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravity takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gravity is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Xu.
Gravity should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity prevents a body shot from Xu.
Xu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gravity in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xu lands a knee to the body.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Gravity prevents a body shot from Xu.
Roger Xu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu missing with knees to the body.
Xu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gravity lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Xu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gravity.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gravity lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravity's face.
Xu lands a nice knee to the body.
Xu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravity's elbow.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu effectively controlling the action here.
Xu connects with a knee to the head.
Xu scores with a knee to the head.
Xu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gravity in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xu is stalling here.
Xu working Gravity over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
Xu trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Xu.
Xu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gravity can do to turn this around?
Gravity managing to block the knees to the body from Xu.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Gravity's ribcage.
Xu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Xu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Xu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pangga Gravity's cut.
That's time! Xu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gravity gets tackled into the cage by Xu. Xu maintains the clinch.
Gravity avoiding damage as Xu throws knees to the body.
Xu tries to work over Gravity's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Xu connects with a knee to the head.
Xu landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xu slowing the pace effectively.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gravity takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gravity prevents a body shot from Xu.
Xu throws an elbow but it misses.
Gravity managing to block the knees to the body from Xu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Xu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gravity in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gravity blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roger Xu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gravity takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Xu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Xu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xu tries for a takedown but Gravity sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Xu fails to land the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Xu.
Xu throws the left hand but Gravity avoids the punch easily.
Xu tries to close the distance and clinch but Gravity swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Xu moves into the clinch.
Gravity dodges an elbow strike from Xu.
Gravity on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravity is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Xu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Xu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Xu!
After the big win, Roger Xu made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [GTI] Divine Clothing [UP TO 95% MONEY LAUNDRY] and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.