PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

McNamara
vs
Rourke

180 cm
31
200 lbs
16 - 14 - 1

182 cm
35
196 lbs
29 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John McNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamara staying out of range there.
McNamara lands a nice looking body shot.
Rourke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rourke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rourke lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Rourke.
McNamara misses with a hook
and Rourke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rourke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rourke slips a jab from McNamara.
McNamara misses with a body shot.
McNamara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rourke looks to throw the jab but McNamara is out of range.
Rourke ducks under a wild hook from McNamara.
McNamara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McNamara cracks Rourke with a good jab.
McNamara misses with a shot to the body
and Rourke counters with a slapping leg kick.
McNamara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McNamara slips under a jab.
McNamara throws a body punch but Rourke moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rourke.
Rourke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McNamara pinned against the cage. McNamara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McNamara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rourke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Rourke.
McNamara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rourke throws a jab when McNamara was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of McNamara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rourke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rourke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rourke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rourke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John McNamara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McNamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rourke throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Rourke tenderised McNamara's leg. McNamara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rourke blocks a jab.
McNamara throws an overhand right that lands on Rourke's shoulder, as Rourke tries to avoid the shot.
McNamara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rourke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNamara. Rourke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rourke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara misses with a right hand
and Rourke counters with a good low kick that McNamara was not able to check.
McNamara defending well as Rourke loads up on a big left hand.
McNamara throws a hook but Rourke avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rourke.
Rourke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McNamara.
McNamara moves away from the strike by Rourke.
Rourke slips under a jab from McNamara.
Rourke throws a leg kick which misses McNamara's front leg but catches the back leg as McNamara tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke throws a jab when McNamara was well out of range.
McNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rourke manages to avoid it.
McNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rourke thuds his shin into the meat of McNamara's side.
McNamara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rourke throws a body punch but McNamara moves out of range.
McNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rourke manages to avoid it.
Rourke stuns McNamara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rourke. Beautiful body shot.
McNamara is breathing heavily.
Rourke throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from McNamara misses its intended target.
Rourke scores with a kick to the body.
Rourke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McNamara has time to react.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rourke, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rourke lands a two punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rourke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke moves out of range of the strikes.
Rourke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rourke scores with a punch to the head.
McNamara moves away from the strike by Rourke.
Rourke scores with a head kick. McNamara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

McNamara is rocked!
McNamara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh McNamara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rourke scores with a jab. McNamara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rourke lands a nice hook to McNamara's body. McNamara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McNamara avoids the head kick by Rourke.
Rourke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McNamara misses with an uppercut
and Rourke counters with a crisp right that sends McNamara to the canvas! Rourke follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Rourke!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mikko Rourke made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.