PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between aerial voyager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Merker Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Merker Junior is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

voyager
vs
Merker Junior

170 cm
23
172 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
27
177 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, aerial voyager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Merker Junior!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merker Junior keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Merker Junior gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Merker Junior working voyager over with knees to the body.
Merker Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like aerial voyager has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Merker Junior.
Merker Junior prevents the takedown attempt.
voyager is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Merker Junior gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for aerial voyager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merker Junior lands a knee to the head.
Merker Junior gets underhooks to prevent voyager's takedown attempt.
voyager tries to circle away but Merker Junior has him pinned against the cage.
voyager fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Merker Junior working voyager over with knees to the body.
voyager is breathing heavily.
Merker Junior landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merker Junior lands an elbow inside that voyager shrugs off.
Merker Junior lands a nice uppercut.
voyager takes an elbow to the temple.

aerial voyager's cut is getting worse.
Merker Junior lands an elbow inside.
voyager takes an elbow to the temple.

aerial voyager's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Merker Junior lands a hook to the side of the head.
Merker Junior lands a nice knee to the body.
Merker Junior with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Merker Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Merker Junior throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by voyager.

Merker Junior clinches up with voyager and pushes him back against the cage.
voyager has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Merker Junior is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
voyager takes an elbow to the temple.

Merker Junior breaks from the clinch.

Merker Junior has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Merker Junior.
Merker Junior scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merker Junior connects with a nasty looking knee right to voyager's face.

Jeez, aerial voyager's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Merker Junior lands an elbow that stopped voyager in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at aerial voyager's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Merker Junior!