PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Offenhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Offenhard comes into the arena with Ghostface Killah - Daytona 500 blaring out of the sound system. Royer has chosen Speak Militant- Sabac Red as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Offenhard
vs
Royer

186 cm
28
198 lbs
25 - 7 - 2

185 cm
33
180 lbs
24 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Malicious Intent Fight Gear

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 25 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dick Offenhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer misses with a right hand
and Offenhard counters with a body kick that stops Royer in his tracks momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Offenhard.
Royer moves out of range as Offenhard throws a body kick.
Offenhard avoids a kick to the body.
Offenhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Offenhard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Offenhard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Royer's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Offenhard blocks the low kick.
Offenhard misses with a leg kick
and Royer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Offenhard misses with a low kick as Royer jumps back.
Royer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Offenhard manages to avoid it.
Offenhard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Offenhard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Royer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Offenhard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Royer.
Royer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Offenhard.
Royer fakes the leg kick and cracks Offenhard in the body.
Royer misses with a kick to the body.
Royer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Royer checks the leg kick.
Royer throws a sloppy head kick and Offenhard moves out of range easily.
Offenhard wants to clinch up but Royer keeps it at a distance.
Royer throws a head kick but Offenhard moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dick Offenhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royer misses with a hook.
Royer misses with a kick to the body.
Royer throws a leg kick but Offenhard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Royer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Royer blocks the body kick.
Royer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Royer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Offenhard - the referee stops the clock and Royer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Offenhard. Royer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Royer tries to land a body kick
and Offenhard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Offenhard throws a low kick but Royer moves out of range easily.
Royer thuds his right hand into Offenhard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Offenhard looks for the body kick but Royer saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer swings for the body but Offenhard moves out of range.
Royer throws a head kick but Offenhard moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Offenhard misses the target.
Royer blocks a low kick nicely.
Offenhard throws a sloppy head kick and Royer moves out of range easily.
Royer misses with a straight left.
Royer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Offenhard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Offenhard scores with a head kick.
Royer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Royer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Offenhard is looking to clinch but Royer is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Offenhard lands a slapping body shot.
Offenhard works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royer throws a lazy head kick
and Offenhard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Offenhard throws a leg kick but Royer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Offenhard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Royer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Offenhard tries to clinch but Royer moves out of range.
A left lands for Offenhard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Royer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Offenhard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Royer counters with a head kick.
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dakota Royer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Offenhard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Royer takes a kick to the side of the head.

Offenhard closes the distance and clinches.
Offenhard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Royer's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Offenhard tries to land a knee to the head but Royer blocks with his arms.
Offenhard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royer.
Offenhard lands a body shot.
Royer managing to block the knees to the body from Offenhard.
Royer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Offenhard lands a good knee to the midsection. Royer won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Offenhard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Dakota Royer has been cut.
Offenhard can't find room to land a body shot as Royer controls the action.
Offenhard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Royer blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Royer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Royer is trying to break free.
Offenhard missing with knees to the body.
Royer is looking to break free of the clinch but Offenhard has double underhooks.
Offenhard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Royer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Offenhard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Offenhard missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Offenhard digs a right hand underneath Royer's ribcage. Royer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Offenhard lands a nice elbow.
Offenhard tries to land knees in the clinch but Royer avoids the damage to the body.
Offenhard lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Offenhard has Royer pushed against the cage.
Royer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Offenhard has him pressed against the cage.
Offenhard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royer avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Offenhard.
Royer wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Royer's elbow.
Royer managing to block the knees to the body from Offenhard.
Offenhard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Offenhard prevents Royer from breaking the clinch.
Offenhard tries to land knees in the clinch but Royer avoids the damage to the body.
Dick Offenhard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Royer is trying to break free.
Royer avoiding damage as Offenhard throws knees to the body.

Royer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Offenhard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Offenhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Offenhard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Offenhard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Offenhard scores with a nice head shot.
Offenhard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Offenhard digs a good body shot into Royer's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Offenhard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Offenhard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Royer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Offenhard checks a low kick from Royer.

Offenhard clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Offenhard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dakota Royer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Offenhard checks a low kick from Royer.
Royer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Offenhard throws a head kick but Royer moves out of range.
Royer slips under a jab from Offenhard.
Royer throws a head kick but Offenhard moves out of range.
Offenhard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Royer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Offenhard clinches with his opponent.
Offenhard tries to land a knee to the head but Royer blocks with his arms.
Royer tries to break free but Offenhard pushes him back against the cage.
Offenhard misses with an elbow over the top.
Royer is trying to force a seperation but Offenhard has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Offenhard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Offenhard tries to throw a body punch but Royer avoids it by throwing Offenhard back against the cage.
Offenhard pushes off an throws an elbow but Royer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Royer avoiding damage as Offenhard throws knees to the body.

Royer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Offenhard tries a head kick but it misses.
Royer throws a head kick but Offenhard moves out of range.
Offenhard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Offenhard throws a nice inside leg kick.

Offenhard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Royer working hard to break the clinch.
Offenhard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Offenhard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Royer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Offenhard tries to land knees in the clinch but Royer avoids the damage 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!
Offenhard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Royer blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Offenhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Royer is trying to break the clinch but Offenhard is controlling him.
Offenhard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Royer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Royer is looking to break free of the clinch but Offenhard has double underhooks.
Royer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Offenhard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Offenhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Offenhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Royer's elbow.
Royer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Offenhard misses with the head strike.
Offenhard avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Offenhard.
Offenhard tries to throw a body punch but Royer avoids it by throwing Offenhard back against the cage.
Royer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Offenhard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Offenhard trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard tries a knee to the head but Royer blocks it.
Offenhard misses with a punch to the body.
Royer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Royer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dick Offenhard is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Offenhard misses the target.
Offenhard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royer throws a push kick but Offenhard slaps the foot to one side.
Offenhard misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Offenhard cracks the inside of Royer's front leg.
Royer moves away from the strike by Offenhard.
Offenhard moves out of range as Royer throws a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Offenhard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Offenhard 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Offenhard!
Dick Offenhard really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that TFP Graphics - Pit Inc logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.