PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raizer Sorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook's entrance music is Rocks/Primal Scream. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sorrow's choice of entrance music: DMX - Slippin' get the fuck up. Raizer Sorrow told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Rook
vs
Sorrow

175 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
174 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raizer Sorrow!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook misses the shot to the body.
Sorrow has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Rook.
Rook throws a shot to the body.
Rook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rook throws a right hand that Sorrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Sorrow also avoids with ease.
Rook lands with a good body shot.
Sorrow works the jab nicely.
Rook swings for the body but Sorrow moves out of range.
Rook 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.
Rook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sorrow dips to his left and cracks Rook with an uppercut!
Rook misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Rook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sorrow drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rook keeping full guard, as Sorrow tries to pass.

Sorrow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sorrow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Rook looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sorrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rook is keeping the position for now.

Sorrow thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sorrow wants to control from the top but Rook keeps moving.
Sorrow postures up in Rook's guard and throws a big left but Rook blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sorrow throwing strikes from guard but Rook blocks nicely.
Sorrow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorrow postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rook.

It looks like Raizer Sorrow has been cut.
Rook scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rook slips a jab from Sorrow.
Rook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rook with a hook.
Sorrow fails with a takedown attempt.
Nathan Rook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rook scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorrow slips a jab from Rook.
Sorrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rook throws a hook but Sorrow avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sorrow.
Rook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sorrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rook.
Rook scores with a body shot.
Sorrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sorrow tries to move into range but Rook moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rook throws a shot from downtown. Sorrow moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorrow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rook connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sorrow's hands.
Rook cracks Sorrow with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rook misses with a hook. Sorrow ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Sorrow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rook looks to throw the jab but Sorrow is out of range.
Sorrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rook.
Sorrow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rook throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sorrow moves away.
Rook scores with the left hand. Sorrow knows he should have avoided that one.
Sorrow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nathan Rook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sorrow with a nice cross.
Rook misses with a hook. Sorrow ducked under it nicely.
Rook throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Rook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raizer Sorrow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rook throws a body shot but no joy.
Rook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sorrow dodges the punch combination from Rook.
Rook connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sorrow. Sorrow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sorrow throws an overhand right that lands on Rook's shoulder, as Rook tries to avoid the shot.
Rook swings for the body but Sorrow moves out of range.
Sorrow slips under a jab.
Sorrow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rook's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rook duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rook misses with an uppercut. Sorrow saw that one coming.
A jab from Rook finds it's way through Sorrow's defenses.
Rook moves out of range as Sorrow strikes.
Sorrow throws a right hand that Rook ducks under and follows up with a left that Rook also avoids with ease.
Sorrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook misses with an uppercut. Sorrow saw that one coming.
Rook clobbers Sorrow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sorrow can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Rook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sorrow ducks under a wild hook from Rook.
It seemed like Sorrow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rook throws an overhand right that lands on Sorrow's shoulder, as Sorrow tries to avoid the shot.
Rook scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sorrow in his tracks.

Sorrow is rocked!
Sorrow ducks under a wild hook from Rook.
Sorrow is still on wobbly legs! Can Rook finish him?
A punch combination from Rook misses.
Sorrow tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sorrow lands a nice shot that snaps Rook's head back.
Sorrow seems to have recovered his senses.
A cross from Rook lands.
Rook takes a swing at Sorrow's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Sorrow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sorrow.
Rook jabs Sorrow to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rook misses the jab.
Rook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Rook.
Rook swings for the body but Sorrow moves out of range.
Rook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sorrow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rook throws an off balance right hand
letting Sorrow counter with a right hand.
Rook takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Rook is rocked!
Rook misses with a jab to the body

and Sorrow counters with a big slam. Rook looks out but Sorrow is landing strikes to his unconscious opponent! Eventually the ref steps in to save Rook from any more punishment. A brutal conclusion to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Raizer Sorrow!
Raizer Sorrow decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.