PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mercer
vs
Champ

184 cm
33
182 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

183 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tourney Champ!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champ takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've been told by Mercer's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Champ swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mercer.
Mercer misses with a few strikes there.
Mercer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Champ lands with a right hand.
Champ scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mercer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercer blocks a jab.
Champ tries to clinch there but Mercer circles away.
Mercer lands a leg kick that knocks Champ off balance momentarily.
Champ scores with a sloppy right hand. Mercer should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Champ lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Champ swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Champ moves away.
Champ takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Champ takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Mercer slips under a jab from Champ.
Mercer throws a front kick that sends Champ stumbling back into the cage.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercer moves away from the strike by Champ.
Mercer throws a big counter combination but Champ scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ misses with an uppercut.
Champ 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.
Mercer lands with a nice body punch.
Mercer walks into a jab.
Mercer lands a nice looking body shot.
Mercer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Champ works the jab nicely.
Champ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Mercer misses the target.
Champ takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Champ throws a jab when Mercer was well out of range.
Mercer throws an overhand right that lands on Champ's shoulder, as Champ tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercer.
Mercer defending well as Champ loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Champ throws a hook but Mercer avoids it easily.
Champ scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mercer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Champ takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Champ throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Champ misses with a left hand
enabling Mercer to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ misses the jab.

Mercer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Champ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Mercer breaks the clinch.
Mercer wants to slow Champ down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Champ misses with an uppercut. Mercer saw that one coming.
Champ misses with an uppercut. Mercer saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Champ misses the target.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Champ.
Mercer defending well as Champ loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Mercer.
Champ lands a body shot.
Mercer throws a right and a left that Champ avoids nicely.
Mercer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mercer misses with a wild body shot.
Champ misses with an uppercut
and Champ takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercer works over Champ's head and body with a nice combination.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Champ throws out the jab.
Champ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Champ tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mercer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Champ misses with an uppercut.
Champ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercer.
Champ looks to land a combination but Mercer avoids it well.
Mercer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Champ.
Champ throws a shot from downtown. Mercer moves away and avoids it.
Mercer throws a front kick aimed at Champ's knee but Champ avoids it well.
Mercer dips to his left and cracks Champ with an uppercut!
Mercer looks to clinch
and Champ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Champ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
A big right from Champ misses.
Mercer cracks Champ with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Champ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champ scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champ tries to clinch up but Mercer circles away and keeps his distance.
Champ throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
Champ misses with a straight left.
Champ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Champ.
Mercer connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercer throws a body kick that misses.
Champ misses with a looping left.
Champ on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Champ misses with a hook.
Mercer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mercer throws a hook but Champ avoids it easily.
Champ throws out a counter right but Mercer avoids it with no problem.
Champ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Champ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Champ misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Champ. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mercer slips under a jab.
Champ takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Champ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Mercer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mercer thows a body kick. Champ tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big right from Champ misses.
Mercer misses with a hook. Champ ducked under it nicely.
Champ lands the left hand.
Champ avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Mercer throws a body shot but no joy.
Alex Mercer is winning the standup battle so far.
Champ avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercer misses with a looping right.
Champ cracks Mercer with a good jab.
Mercer throws a body shot but no joy.
Champ might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Champ misses the shot to the body.
Mercer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Champ.
Champ throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mercer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercer misses the target.
Mercer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Champ.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercer connects with a single shot there.
Champ throws a looping overhand right but Mercer ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ checks a low kick from Mercer.
Champ just misses with a punch to the body.
Champ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercer.
Champ takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercer throws a body punch but Champ moves out of range.
Champ looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Champ thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Champ.
Mercer lands a leg kick that knocks Champ off balance momentarily.
Mercer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercer takes a swing at Champ's ribcage but misses.
Mercer lands a jab to the nose.
Mercer slips a straight right by Champ.
An attempted straight right counter from Mercer misses the target.
Mercer connects with a body shot.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Champ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Champ! But no joy.
Champ misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Champ takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Champ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercer throws out the jab.
Mercer moves out of range as Champ strikes.
Mercer moves out of range of the strikes.
Champ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champ.
Champ misses with an uppercut.
Champ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Champ connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mercer thumps Champ with a low kick.
Champ misses with a left hand
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercer throws a leg kick which misses Champ's front leg but catches the back leg as Champ tries to avoid it.
Mercer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Champ cracks Mercer with an open hand slap.
Mercer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circling - Champ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercer tried to counter with a leg kick but Champ avoided it.
Mercer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Champ. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer lands with a shot to the body.
Champ missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Champ misses with a hook.
Champ throws a shot from downtown. Mercer moves away and avoids it.
Champ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Mercer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Champ just manages to avoid it.
Mercer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mercer misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Champ! But no joy.
Champ scores with a jab to the head.
Mercer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Champ.
Champ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Champ looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
Mercer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Champ loads up on a big right hand but Mercer slips the punch.
Mercer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mercer scores with a kick to the body.
Mercer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Champ was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercer.
Champ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Champ's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercer staying out of range there.
Mercer is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champ misses with a looping right.
Champ with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mercer to score with a decent uppercut.
Mercer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Champ misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Mercer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mercer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Mercer forces Champ back against the cage and clinches.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Champ.
Mercer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Champ or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
Mercer throws a head punch that misses.
Mercer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mercer.
Mercer misses with some punches.
Mercer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Mercer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mercer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Champ to score with a decent uppercut.
Mercer throws a hook but Champ avoids it easily.
Champ throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
Mercer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Champ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Champ moves out of range of the strikes.
Champ moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercer.

Mercer closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Champ.
Champ can't find room to land a body shot as Mercer controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Champ tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champ's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercer gets through Champ's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Champ misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a punch to the body.
Champ has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mercer.
Champ looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mercer.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but Champ avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
Champ softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Champ misses with the head strike.
Champ tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Champ has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mercer lands with a short shot to the head.
Champ lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer lands a body punch.
Champ blocking some punches.
Mercer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Champ is leaning against Mercer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Champ lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Champ.
Champ can't find room to land a body shot as Mercer controls the action.
Champ swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alex Mercer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alex Mercer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Champ tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Mercer blocking some punches.
Mercer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Champ backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mercer as Champ tries to tie him up.
Champ prevents a body shot from Mercer.
Champ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with the head strike.
Champ tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
Champ taking a breather.
Champ taking a breather.
Champ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Champ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Champ can't find room to land a body shot as Mercer controls the action.
Mercer lands with a left to the head.
Champ has Mercer pushed against the cage.
Champ misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champ blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Champ struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercer controls his hands.
Tourney Champ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Champ stalling in the clinch but Mercer improves position.
Champ is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mercer is keeping busy.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Mercer prevents Champ from breaking the clinch.
Champ can't break the clinch.
Champ misses with a hook to the ribs.
Champ misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Mercer.
Well Mercer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Mercer!
A victorious Alex Mercer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.