PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Blanco
vs
Rooney

185 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rooney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rooney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanco.
Rooney moves away from the strike by Blanco.
Rooney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blanco digs a good body shot into Rooney's ribs.
Rooney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rooney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blanco's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Blanco duly obliges.
Blanco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne Rooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanco misses with a body shot.
Blanco cracks a nice hook into Rooney's ribs.
Blanco lands a nice looking body shot.
Rooney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blanco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Blanco takes one to the chin there.
Blanco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rooney backs up against the cage.
A lazy left from Rooney finds it's target.
Blanco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rooney manages to avoid it.
Rooney misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rooney digs a good hook to Blanco's body.
Blanco is breathing heavily.
Blanco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rooney manages to avoid it.
Rooney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blanco doesn't seem bothered though.
Rooney stuns Blanco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rooney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blanco pinned against the cage. Blanco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rooney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Rooney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rooney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Rooney as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Rooney.
A left hand lands to the body for Rooney.
Rooney is working Blanco over against the cage.
Blanco wants to get back to striking at distance but Rooney won't allow it.
Rooney scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rooney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.

Blanco is rocked!
Rooney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Blanco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rooney dips a shoulder and cracks Blanco with a mighty uppercut! Blanco falls back against the cage and Rooney unloads with a barrage of strikes! Blanco is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rooney screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Rooney!