PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geordie Power (ranked 635 p4p, 100 weight class) and Murray Rothbard (ranked 1101 p4p, 169 weight class). Rothbard has chosen Anarchy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Power
vs
Rothbard

185 cm
25
222 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

187 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murray Rothbard!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Power clinches up against the cage.
Rothbard blocks a body shot from Power.
Rothbard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Power misses with the head strike.
Power lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Power lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
Power definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Power breaks from the clinch.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on Rothbard's shoulder, as Rothbard tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Rothbard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rothbard looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rothbard in his tracks.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Rothbard.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothbard should have avoided that one.

Power closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.

Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rothbard looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
Power's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rothbard under the eye.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothbard.
Rothbard connects with a body shot.
Rothbard throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
Rothbard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Power slips a jab from Rothbard.
That kick from Power tenderised Rothbard's leg. Rothbard is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rothbard throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothbard's head.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Power. That snapped Rothbard's head back.
Power throws the left hand but Rothbard avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Rothbard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Power with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Rothbard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Power throws a jab when Rothbard was well out of range.
Rothbard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rothbard.
Rothbard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Power backs up against the cage.
A head kick misses from Power.
Rothbard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Rothbard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Power throws a nice looking combination but Rothbard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Rothbard misses its intended target.
Power looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Rothbard slams his shin into Power's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothbard. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Power.
Power motions for Rothbard to come forward. Power throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rothbard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rothbard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Power is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Power slips a jab from Rothbard.
Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rothbard! But no joy.
Power misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Rothbard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Geordie Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power wants to clinch but Rothbard slips to the side
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rothbard slips under a jab.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Power clinches.
Rothbard lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.

Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Power misses
and Rothbard counters with an outside leg kick.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
Power connects with a single shot there.
Rothbard throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
Power misses the body punch
and Rothbard counters with a left and a right that stings Power.
Rothbard looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
Rothbard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Power. That one must have hurt.
Power misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Rothbard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Power's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rothbard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Power scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothbard connects with a solid leg kick.
Rothbard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geordie Power dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rothbard thuds his right hand into Power's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRothbard.
Geordie Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothbard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Power lands a high kick!

It looks like Murray Rothbard has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Power, as that shot connected.
Rothbard defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothbard is just out of range.
As Power backs off Rothbard throws a huge counter combo but Power manages to avoid it all.
Power scores with a leg kick.
Rothbard works Power's body with a nice hook.
Power misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothbard throws a front kick aimed at Power's knee but Power avoids it well.
Rothbard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Power throws a body kick that misses.

Power forces Rothbard back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rothbard has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
Power working aggressively here.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothbard.
Rothbard blocking some punches.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power blocks an uppercut.
Rothbard blocks a body shot from Power.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothbard can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Power.
Rothbard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothbard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Rothbard's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.
Power blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Rothbard as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a body punch in the clinch.
Power wants to break free but Rothbard has control.
A hook to the body from Rothbard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rothbard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rothbard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power lands with a light punch inside.
Rothbard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Power seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rothbard can turn it around.
Rothbard blocks a body shot from Power.
Geordie Power has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Power misses with the head strike.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Rothbard misses with a punch on the inside.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Power creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Power misses with the head strike.
Rothbard lands with a short shot to the head.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Power takes a shot to the head.
Rothbard tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
Power lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rothbard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard misses with a body punch.
Power blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Power blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Rothbard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Power makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Power misses with the head strike.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothbard throws a head punch that misses.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Power.
A shot in the inside from Rothbard.
Rothbard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothbard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Power or not.
Rothbard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rothbard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power prevents a body shot from Rothbard.
Power misses with a knee to the head.
Power with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rothbard digs a right hand into Power's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Power's gas tank.
Rothbard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rothbard lands with a left to the head.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power tries to work over Rothbard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothbard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Rothbard.
Power tries to throw a body punch but Rothbard avoids it by throwing Power back against the cage.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothbard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Power tries to work over Rothbard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothbard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothbard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothbard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Murray Rothbard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Murray Rothbard's cut.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power throws a leg kick but Rothbard checks it.
Rothbard lands a nice shot that snaps Power's head back.
Power misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Power. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Power.
Rothbard misses with a wild body shot.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothbard.
A jab from Power does it's job there.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power misses with a body shot.
Rothbard slips under a jab from Power.
Power cracks Rothbard with an open hand slap.

Rothbard tries to keep at a distance but Power has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rothbard throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
A short left from Rothbard.
Power can't break the clinch.
Power pushes Rothbard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rothbard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothbard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rothbard throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Rothbard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Power looks to throw a body kick
and Rothbard counters with an outside leg kick.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rothbard lands the left hand.
Power misses with a combination
and Rothbard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power connects with a solid leg kick.
Power looks to land a left hand but Rothbard moved out of range nicely.
Power avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rothbard circles away quickly and effectively.
Rothbard ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothbard.
Power takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Power looks to land a left hand but Rothbard moved out of range nicely.
Power throws a head kick but Rothbard moves out of range.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothbard throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothbard throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothbard is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Rothbard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Power, right into the meat.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
Power lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rothbard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Power has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Power takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Power scores with a hook.
Rothbard moves away from the strike by Power.
Rothbard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothbard.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard moves out of range as Power throws a body kick.
A nice side step and Rothbard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rothbard slips a straight right by Power.
Power wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Rothbard.
Power lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Power avoids the head kick by Rothbard.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geordie Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Power 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geordie Power!
After the fight, Geordie Power was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.