PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Libris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocha is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Refuse/Resist by Sepultura. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Libris
vs
Rocha

183 cm
18
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Libris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Libris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rocha at a distance.
Libris with a hook.
Rocha slips a jab from Libris.
Rocha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rocha throws a front kick aimed at Libris's knee but Libris avoids it well.
Rocha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Libris is out of range and Rocha settles back down.
Rocha tries to bum rush Libris with a series of wild strikes but Libris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rocha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rocha doesn't manage to clinch there - Libris circles away.
Rocha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Libris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Libris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Libris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rocha is looking to slow Libris down with leg kicks.
Libris lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick from Rocha lands but Libris takes it in his stride.
Libris lands a nice shot to the body.
Rocha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Rocha misses with a double jab.
Libris scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Rocha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Libris lands a nice shot to the body.
Libris is looking to wear down Rocha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rocha looks gassed!
Libris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Libris misses.
Libris blocks a jab.
Libris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Rocha is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rocha is still on wobbly legs! Can Libris finish him?
Libris lands a nice shot to the body.
Rocha swinging wilding here.
Libris walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Rocha drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Libris swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Rocha's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex Libris!