PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Strong (ranked 5460 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Maywheather (ranked 4756 p4p, 0 weight class). Strong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0zFbQqAUg&list=RDAMVMIo0zFbQqAUg. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Strong
vs
Maywheather

195 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Strong!
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, Floyd Maywheather!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Strong gets tackled into the cage by Maywheather. Maywheather maintains the clinch.

Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maywheather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Maywheather rushes Strong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Maywheather has Strong up against the cage in a clinch.
Maywheather is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Strong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maywheather dodges the punch combination from Strong.
Maywheather misses with a series of wild punches.
Strong swats away the attempt to clinch by Maywheather.
Strong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maywheather tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strong throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Oooh a lovely combination from Strong sends Maywheather down but not out. Strong dives into side control looking to finish.

Maywheather is rocked!

It looks like Floyd Maywheather has been cut.
Maywheather is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Strong has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Maywheather is still in real trouble! Can Strong finish him?
Maywheather regains half guard, as Strong was trying to land strikes.
Strong tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Maywheather.
Maywheather seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maywheather pushes Strong off and gets back to his feet.
Maywheather lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maywheather.

It looks like Robert Strong has been cut.
Strong throws a nice outside leg kick.

Maywheather closes the distance and clinches.
Maywheather wants to break free but Strong has control.

Strong manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Strong breaks from the clinch.
Maywheather tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Maywheather instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Maywheather's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maywheather is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maywheather takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maywheather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strong throws a front kick aimed at Maywheather's knee but Maywheather avoids it well.

Maywheather closes the distance and clinches.
Maywheather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Strong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Maywheather.
Floyd Maywheather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strong misses with a low kick as Maywheather jumps back.

Maywheather moves into the clinch.
Maywheather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Strong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Strong swats away the attempt to clinch by Maywheather.
Strong throws a low kick, looking for Maywheather's leg but Maywheather calmly moves out of range.
Strong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Maywheather moves into the clinch.

Strong manages to break the clinch.

Maywheather moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maywheather has had enough of the clinch but Strong keeps him there for the moment.

Strong breaks from the clinch.

Maywheather gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maywheather wants to break the clinch but can't.

Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maywheather looks to land a combination but Strong avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Maywheather scores with a four punch combination!
Maywheather swats away the attempt to clinch by Strong.
A clash of legs there as Maywheather blocks the low kick.
Maywheather swinging wildly here.
Strong throws a right hand that Maywheather ducks under and follows up with a left that Maywheather also avoids with ease.
Maywheather tries to close the distance and clinch but Strong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maywheather tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strong connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strong throws a low kick, looking for Maywheather's leg but Maywheather calmly moves out of range.
Maywheather throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maywheather has managed to clinch.

Strong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strong avoids a punch combination nicely.

Maywheather closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Strong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maywheather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maywheather misses with the combination.
Strong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maywheather. That did some damage!
Maywheather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Maywheather closes the distance and clinches.
Maywheather looks winded!
Maywheather wants to break free but Strong has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maywheather can't break the clinch.

Strong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Strong.
Strong throws a low kick, looking for Maywheather's leg but Maywheather calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robert Strong will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Strong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maywheather tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.
Maywheather lands with a big left! Strong is wobbled badly! Maywheather comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Strong to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Floyd Maywheather!