PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Just Fight Me (ranked 2257 p4p, 111 weight class) and Myles Rider (ranked 2600 p4p, 134 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fight Me
vs
Rider

150 cm
25
130 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Just Fight Me!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Myles Rider !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rider cracks Fight Me with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fight Me on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rider lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fight Me uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rider .
Fight Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Rider . Beautiful body shot.
Rider connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rider takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fight Me misses with a right hand
enabling Rider to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Fight Me misses with an uppercut
and Rider counters with a nice uppercut.
Fight Me bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rider 's head.

It looks like Myles Rider has been cut.
Rider has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fight Me rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rider counters with a left to the body.
Rider swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider misses with the combination.
Fight Me moves away from the strike by Rider .
Donk. Rider catches Fight Me right on the button with a cross.
Rider throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fight Me connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fight Me connects with a nice looking jab.
Rider stalks Fight Me and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fight Me's face. Fight Me staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Just Fight Me has been cut.
Fight Me moves out of range of the strikes.
Fight Me was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fight Me misses with a jab to the body
and Rider counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fight Me looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rider throws a series of punches but Fight Me avoids them all with ease.

Fight Me moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Fight Me misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rider has a couple of punches blocked by Fight Me.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider misses with some punches.
Fight Me working aggressively here.
Fight Me pushes Rider back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fight Me has a couple of punches blocked by Rider .
Fight Me tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fight Me swings wildly with an uppercut but Rider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fight Me gets through Rider 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rider lands with a right to the head.
Fight Me softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Rider is rocked!
Fight Me misses with a punch on the inside.
Rider is still on wobbly legs! Can Fight Me finish him?
Fight Me misses with some punches.
Fight Me working aggressively here.
Fight Me tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fight Me creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rider 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rider drops to his knees and Fight Me pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Just Fight Me!
Just Fight Me retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Just Fight Me, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.