PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Routh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darin Troy (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.

Routh
vs
Troy

180 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Juggernaut And Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Routh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darin Troy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Routh tries a head kick but it misses.
Troy throws a right hand that Routh ducks under and follows up with a left that Routh also avoids with ease.
Troy misses with a series of wild punches.
Troy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Routh slips a jab and a cross from Troy.
Routh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Routh blocks a head kick by Troy.
Troy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Routh tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy lands a lovely overhand right.
Troy misses with a wild combination.
Routh throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Troy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Routh thinks about countering with a head kick.
Troy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Troy misses the target.
Steve Routh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Troy throws a nice head kick!
Troy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troy lands a nice shot to the body.
Routh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Routh lands with a kick to the temple. Troy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Routh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Routh blocks the body kick.
Troy throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws a right hand that Routh ducks under and follows up with a left that Routh also avoids with ease.
Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troy looks winded!
Troy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Routh.
Troy avoids the head kick by Routh.
A head kick misses from Routh.
Routh dodges the punch combination from Troy.
Troy throws a body kick that misses.
Troy misses with a wild combination.
Routh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Routh avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Routh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troy unleashes a big counter combination but Routh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Routh avoids the head kick by Troy.
Routh throws a head kick that misses.
Routh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Troy lands a nice shot that snaps Routh's head back.
Troy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Troy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Routh at a distance.
Routh throws a sloppy head kick and Troy moves out of range easily.

Troy clinches.
Routh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Troy prevents Routh from breaking the clinch.
Routh is trying to push Troy away but Troy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Routh breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Troy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Troy cracks Routh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Troy both land. Nice combination.
Troy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Routh's head.
Routh throws a head kick that misses.
Troy blocks a head kick by Routh.
Troy throws a nice looking combination but Routh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Routh looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Routh throws a sloppy head kick and Troy moves out of range easily.
Troy misses with a leg kick.
Routh avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darin Troy dominated that 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.

Routh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Routh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Troy.
Troy throws a nice looking combination but Routh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darin Troy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy misses the shot to the body.
Routh lands a jab.
Troy throws a series of strikes that have Routh backpedaling.
Troy jabs at Routh's body.
Troy lands a nice shot that snaps Routh's head back.
A head kick misses from Troy.
Routh thinks about countering with a head kick.
Troy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troy swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Routh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Routh moves away.
Routh throws a quick counter head kick but Troy was just out of range.
Routh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Troy to counter with a crisp jab.
Routh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Routh misses with a head kick.
Troy misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Troy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darin Troy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Troy.
Troy is breathing heavily.
Routh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troy thinks about the counter body kick.
Troy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Darin Troy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Troy misses with a few strikes there.
Troy throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Troy.
Routh is looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Routh.
Troy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Routh.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Routh! Troy is out on his feet! Routh rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Troy is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Troy is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Routh!