PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik Spahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spahn has chosen Slap my elbow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Roads
vs
Spahn

193 cm
24
214 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

168 cm
22
219 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Roads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rik Spahn!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spahn throws a body punch but Roads moves out of range.
Spahn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Roads is just out of range.
Roads misses with an uppercut. Spahn saw that one coming.
Roads takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roads steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spahn.
Roads takes a swing at Spahn's ribcage but misses.
Roads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Roads there.
Spahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roads looks to score with a jab to the body but Spahn is just out of range.
Roads misses with a body shot.
Roads punishes Spahn's body with a nice straight punch.
Damien Roads is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spahn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roads throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spahn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roads manages to avoid it.
Spahn swings for the body but Roads moves out of range.
Spahn digs a good body shot into Roads's ribs.

Spahn gets a clinch.
Spahn stalling in the clinch.
Spahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Roads taking a breather.
Spahn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roads up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spahn lands a hook that snaps the head of Roads backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spahn lands with a left to the head.
Roads tries to throw a body punch but Spahn avoids it by throwing Roads back against the cage.
Spahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roads misses with a punch to the body.
Spahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Roads uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roads throws a head punch that misses.
Spahn leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roads's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Roads prevents a body shot from Spahn.
Spahn effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Spahn.
Roads lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Roads.
Spahn can't find room to land a body shot as Roads controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spahn can't find room to land a body shot as Roads controls the action.
Roads trying to stall but Spahn improves his position.
Spahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roads leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roads gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Spahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spahn is struggling to control the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Spahn prevents Roads from breaking the clinch.
Roads misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spahn stalling.
Roads is trying to stall.

Roads's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roads lands a jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roads misses with a wild body shot.
Roads bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spahn's head backwards.
Spahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spahn swings for the body but Roads moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spahn. Roads does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spahn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spahn fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Roads throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roads is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Spahn.
Roads lands with a nice body punch.
Roads throws a shot to the body.
Roads is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roads scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spahn doesn't seem bothered though.
Spahn looks gassed!
Nice straight punches there by Roads. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roads.
Spahn walks into a straight right hand from Roads.
Damien Roads seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roads dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roads is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Roads fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spahn manages to avoid it.
Roads scores with a jab to the body.
Roads lands a nice shot to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roads fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spahn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roads is looking to wear down Spahn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roads lands a jab.
Roads lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Rik Spahn has been cut.
Roads with a jab.
Spahn ducks right into an uppercut from Roads.
Roads drops Spahn with a straight right hand, right on the button! Roads follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Roads!
Our winner, Damien Roads, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.