PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Rowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and High Strangeness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rowe
vs
Strangeness

196 cm
22
280 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

195 cm
21
259 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Rowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, High Strangeness!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strangeness scores with a shot to the body.
Chad Rowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rowe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strangeness sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rowe somewhat.
Rowe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strangeness counters with a stiff right hand.
Rowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strangeness connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rowe looks to land a right hand but Strangeness moved out of range.
Rowe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rowe is breathing heavily.
Rowe wants to clinch
and Strangeness counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rowe shoots and misses
and Rowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Strangeness lands a big head kick that sends Rowe tumbling to the mat! Strangeness takes a step backwards and waves Rowe back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Chad Rowe has been cut.

Strangeness rushes Rowe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Strangeness scores with a nice short uppercut.

Strangeness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strangeness lands a slapping body shot.
Strangeness throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rowe on the side of the head.
Strangeness connects with a body shot that sends Rowe's belly button to the back.
Strangeness cracks the inside of Rowe's front leg.

Strangeness sends Rowe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Strangeness is motioning to the referee to let Rowe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Rowe is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangeness scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Rowe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strangeness chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rowe seems to have got his legs back now.

Strangeness feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rowe sprawling to the canvas! Rowe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Strangeness finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strangeness dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rowe. That did some damage!
Strangeness thuds a left hand into Rowe's body.
Strangeness lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Rowe head around and knocks him out cold! Strangeness hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). High Strangeness!
After winning the bout, High Strangeness thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.