PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 240 p4p, 345 weight class) and Bruce Vanorden (ranked 36 p4p, 53 weight class). Custer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Zebrahead - Falling Apart. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vanorden's choice of entrance music: Unstoppable . Jesse Custer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Custer
vs
Vanorden

180 cm
31
180
20 - 9 - 0

190 cm
35
214
25 - 13 - 0

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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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Vanorden!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Custer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Custer tried to counter with a leg kick but Vanorden avoided it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Custer. That's going to slow Vanorden down.
Custer misses with a double jab
letting Vanorden counter with a right hand.
Vanorden misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer slips a straight right by Vanorden.
Custer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vanorden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vanorden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vanorden throws an off balance right hand
and Custer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vanorden's knee momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vanorden checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Vanorden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Custer lands a big head kick that sends Vanorden tumbling to the mat! Custer takes a step backwards and waves Vanorden back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Vanorden is rocked!
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!
An inside leg kick from Custer misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Custer scores with a spinning back kick!
Custer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Custer lands a big head kick that sends Vanorden tumbling to the mat! Custer takes a step backwards and waves Vanorden back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vanorden is still on wobbly legs! Can Custer finish him?
Crack! Custer connects with the perfect overhand right and Vanorden falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Custer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Custer!
Jesse Custer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.