PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Roxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Roxton
vs
Bauer

178 cm
20
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ANABOLIC **160**

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Roxton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Bauer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer connects with a nice looking jab.

Roxton closes the distance and pushes Bauer back into the cage.
Roxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bauer backwards.

It looks like Chuck Bauer has been cut.
Roxton has Bauer pressed against the cage.
Roxton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roxton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Roxton misses with some punches.
Roxton lands a hook that snaps the head of Bauer backwards.
Roxton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton just leaning against Bauer, taking a breather.
Roxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bauer backwards.
Bauer is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roxton.
Roxton scores with a shot to the side of Bauer's head.
Roxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roxton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roxton tries to throw a body punch but Bauer avoids it by throwing Roxton back against the cage.
Roxton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roxton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Roxton lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roxton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bauer.
Bauer wants to get back to striking at distance but Roxton won't allow it.
Bauer blocking some punches.
Roxton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bauer's efforts to push away.
Bauer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roxton tries a body shot but Bauer blocks it.
Roxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roxton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Roxton lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxton effectively controlling the action here.
Roxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roxton misses with some punches.
Roxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roxton pushes Bauer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roxton digs a right hand into Bauer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bauer's gas tank.
Bauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bauer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxton working aggressively here.
Bauer takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Roxton.
Roxton working aggressively here.
Roxton pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roxton.
Roxton can't find room to land a body shot as Bauer controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bauer backwards.
The referee calls for Roxton to work.
Roxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Roxton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Bauer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bauer stalks Roxton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roxton's face. Roxton staggers backwards, shaken.
Bauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Roxton.
Bauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Roxton.
Roxton doesn't manage to clinch there - Bauer circles away.
Roxton tries to clinch there but Bauer circles away.
Chuck Bauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bauer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Bauer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Roxton rushes Bauer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bauer letting Roxton take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roxton.
Roxton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitch Roxton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bauer blocking some punches.
Roxton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Roxton misses with the head strike.
Roxton has Bauer pressed against the cage, preventing Bauer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roxton lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Roxton.
Roxton has a couple of punches blocked by Bauer.
Roxton lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Roxton.
Roxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Roxton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Roxton for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bauer blocks a body shot from Roxton.
Bauer can't break the clinch.
Bauer is looking to break free of the clinch but Roxton has double underhooks.
Roxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roxton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bauer's elbow.
Roxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roxton lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxton has Bauer pressed against the cage.
Roxton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bauer.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Roxton here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bauer blocking some punches.
Roxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Roxton lands a right hand.
Bauer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roxton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roxton misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roxton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bauer up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mitch Roxton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chuck Bauer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bauer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bauer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roxton throws out the jab.
Roxton moves in looking to clinch but Bauer pushes him off.
Chuck Bauer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roxton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bauer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roxton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bauer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Bauer. Those never looked like landing.
Chuck Bauer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bauer throws a series of punches but Roxton moves out of range.
Roxton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Roxton.
Roxton misses with a right hand

and Bauer counters with a crisp one two that drops Roxton! Bauer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Roxton to his feet! Roxton is in big trouble!

Roxton is rocked!
Bauer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Roxton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roxton looks up at the clock. Bad move! Bauer lands a right hand from hell, dropping Roxton. Bauer pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Bauer!
Chuck Bauer is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Chuck Bauer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.