PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Earp (ranked 4699 p4p, 4689 weight class) and Johnny Bingo (ranked 547 p4p, 548 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Earp
vs
Bingo

195 cm
25
215
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Virgil Earp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Bingo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Earp connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Johnny Bingo has been cut.
Earp throws the left hand but Bingo avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Bingo misses.
Earp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bingo's head.
Bingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Earp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bingo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bingo works Earp's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Earp.
Bingo throws a jab when Earp was well out of range.
Bingo thuds a left hand into Earp's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Earp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Earp misses with a straight left.
Bingo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bingo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Earp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bingo looks to throw the jab but Earp is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Bingo there.

It looks like Virgil Earp has been cut.
Bingo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bingo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Earp has time to react.
Bingo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Earp slips under a jab from Bingo.
Bingo throws a shot to the body.
Earp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bingo.
Bingo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bingo stuns Earp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bingo scores with the left hand. Earp knows he should have avoided that one.

Virgil Earp's cut is getting worse.
Bingo with a hook.
Bingo throws a hook to the side of Earp's head but Earp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bingo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bingo misses with an uppercut.
Bingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Earp manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Earp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Earp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bingo misses with a wild body shot.
Earp throwing a counter right hand but Bingo manages to avoid it.
Bingo lands a head shot.
Earp ducks under a wild hook from Bingo.
Earp lands with a cross.

That has opened up Johnny Bingo's cut even more.
Earp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bingo throws a looping overhand right but Earp ducks down to avoid it.
Earp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bingo throws out the jab.
It looked like Earp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Earp ducks under a wild hook from Bingo.
A telegraphed right hand from Earp misses the target.
Earp throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Bingo misses.
Earp jabs Bingo right on the nose. Bingo blinks but takes it well.

Bingo is rocked!
Bingo leaves his chin hanging out and Earp seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bingo crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Virgil Earp!