PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Del Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Archer
vs
Del Rosario

186 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
221 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Del Rosario!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Archer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Del Rosario.
Archer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Del Rosario dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Archer. That did some damage!
Del Rosario showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Archer.
A shot to the liver by Del Rosario. Beautiful body shot.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Rosario misses with a few strikes there.
Archer lands with a good body shot.
Del Rosario jabs Archer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Del Rosario throws a nice looking combination but Archer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Archer tries to move into range but Del Rosario moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Rosario was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
Keith Del Rosario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer tries a low kick but Del Rosario avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Del Rosario keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Rosario bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Archer's head backwards.
Del Rosario smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Del Rosario does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archer takes a swing at Del Rosario's ribcage but misses.
Archer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Del Rosario throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Del Rosario both land. Nice combination.
Archer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Archer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Del Rosario.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Rosario throws a right and a left that Archer avoids nicely.
Del Rosario darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Del Rosario rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Archer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Rosario manages to avoid it.
Archer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Del Rosario throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Archer.
Archer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Archer misses with the combination.
Del Rosario misses with a wild combination.
Archer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Del Rosario getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Del Rosario.
Archer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Del Rosario ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario misses with a hook. Archer ducked under it nicely.
Archer misses with a body shot.
Del Rosario slips under a jab.
Del Rosario catches Archer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Del Rosario scores with a nice right hand.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Rosario moves away.
Archer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Del Rosario lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Del Rosario.
Archer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Archer throws a hook but Del Rosario avoids it easily.
Archer slips a jab from Del Rosario.
Archer is looking to wear down Del Rosario with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Del Rosario with a jab.
Del Rosario throws a one two combo.
Del Rosario displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Rosario lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario connects with a nice looking jab.
Del Rosario scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Archer is rocked!
A left and a right from Del Rosario both land. Nice combination.
Oh Archer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Del Rosario lands a right hook to the body.
Archer misses with a few strikes there.
Del Rosario scores with a nice strike.
Del Rosario connects with a right hand. Archer shakes it off.
Nice jab there from Del Rosario.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Del Rosario - just one landing.
and Del Rosario counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Archer! He's just covering up as Del Rosario starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Del Rosario!