PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer comes to the cage accompanied by Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dave Klincko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Roofer
vs
Klincko

188 cm
32
194 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

182 cm
31
197 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Klincko!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klincko scoring well with a low kick there.
Roofer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roofer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roofer tries to score with a low kick but Klincko moves his leg out of the way.
Klincko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Klincko wants to clinch up but Roofer keeps it at a distance.
Roofer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roofer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Klincko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roofer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klincko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Klincko misses with a body shot.
Klincko looks to score with a jab to the body but Roofer is just out of range.
Klincko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klincko checks a leg kick.
Klincko checks a leg kick nicely.
Roofer tries to land a front kick but Klincko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Klincko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klincko tries to score with a low kick but Roofer moves his leg out of the way.
Klincko connects with a body shot that sends Roofer's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko lands with a nice combination. Roofer backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Ben Roofer has been cut.
Roofer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klincko.
Roofer scores with a spinning back kick!
Roofer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roofer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Klincko checks it well.
Klincko unleashes a big counter combination but Roofer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roofer throws a good cross that connects.
Roofer walks into a straight right hand from Klincko.
Roofer scores with a shot to the body.
Roofer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klincko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klincko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roofer can pounce on him.
Roofer looks to land a body kick but Klincko moved away.
Klincko punishes Roofer's body with a nice straight punch.
Klincko wants to slow Roofer down by chopping away at his legs.
Roofer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Klincko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roofer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko lands a nice looking body shot.
Klincko scores with a leg kick.
Klincko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roofer.
Klincko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ben Roofer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roofer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roofer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klincko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roofer rather than just go for the knockout.
Klincko avoids the body shot from Roofer.
Klincko looks to score with a jab to the body but Roofer is just out of range.
Roofer throws a head kick but Klincko moves out of range.
Roofer takes a swing at Klincko's ribcage but misses.
Klincko flicks out a counter leg kick but Roofer steps away.
Klincko misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Klincko.
Klincko throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Klincko.
Klincko shoots in but Roofer avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko blocks a low kick nicely.
Roofer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klincko throws a low kick but Roofer avoids it.
Klincko misses with a hook.
Roofer lands a nice looking body shot.
Roofer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Roofer.
Klincko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roofer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klincko cracks a nice hook into Roofer's ribs.
Klincko misses with a kick to the body
and Roofer counters with an outside leg kick.
Roofer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dave Klincko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Roofer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Klincko throws a leg kick
and Roofer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Klincko is rocked!
Roofer fakes the body blow, causing Klincko to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Klincko goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Roofer!
After winning the bout, Ben Roofer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.