PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Roger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Roger will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pierce
vs
Roger

183 cm
28
196 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Roger!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Roger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierce tries a low kick but Roger avoids it.
Roger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roger with a nice cross.
Pierce tries to clinch up.
Roger stuffs the takedown.
Pierce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Roger finds it's way through Pierce's defenses.
Pierce throws a head kick but Roger moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roger throws a good cross that connects.
Roger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pierce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roger connects with a high kick.

Pierce is rocked!
Roger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pierce's head backwards.
Oh Pierce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger lands with a good body shot.
Pierce takes one to the side of the head.
Roger lands the left hand.
Pierce takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pierce gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Roger gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Pierce is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Roger!