PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murray Rothbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothbard comes to the cage accompanied by Anarchy. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rothbard
vs
Winnfield Jr

187 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murray Rothbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Winnfield Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Winnfield Jr closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnfield Jr.
Winnfield Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winnfield Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothbard.
Winnfield Jr working aggressively here.
Rothbard can't find room to land a body shot as Winnfield Jr controls the action.
Winnfield Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield Jr's elbow.
Rothbard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rothbard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rothbard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rothbard seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rothbard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothbard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothbard.
Rothbard pushes Winnfield Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winnfield Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Winnfield Jr blocks an uppercut.
Rothbard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Winnfield Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard is stalling here.
Rothbard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rothbard gets through Winnfield Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winnfield Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winnfield Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Winnfield Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard blocks an uppercut.
Rothbard blocking some punches.
Rothbard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Winnfield Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rothbard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rothbard misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothbard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Winnfield Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rothbard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard has a couple of punches blocked by Winnfield Jr.
Rothbard lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winnfield Jr misses with the head strike.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield Jr's elbow.
I was talking to Rothbard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Winnfield Jr presses Rothbard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rothbard leaning against his opponent.
Winnfield Jr blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield Jr's elbow.
Rothbard pushes Winnfield Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothbard.
Rothbard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield Jr controls his hands.
Rothbard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Winnfield Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Winnfield Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnfield Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Rothbard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.
Nice body punch from Rothbard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winnfield Jr.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield Jr controls his hands.
Winnfield Jr letting Rothbard take a breather here.
Rothbard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winnfield Jr or not.
Rothbard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winnfield Jr backwards.
Winnfield Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Winnfield Jr tries to work over Rothbard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothbard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winnfield Jr misses with some punches.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield Jr blocking some punches.
Winnfield Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothbard swings wildly with an uppercut but Winnfield Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard blocking some punches.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield Jr controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Winnfield Jr fails to land.
Rothbard blocks an uppercut.
Winnfield Jr working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rothbard.

Winnfield Jr is rocked!
Rothbard lands a big right hand that drops Winnfield Jr! The killer instinct kicks in and Rothbard finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rothbard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murray Rothbard!
Murray Rothbard thanked the fans post fight for their support.