PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Box Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mercer
vs
Spar

198 cm
24
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
272 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Box Spar!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spar.
Spar fails to land with a series of punches.
Spar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercer takes a swing at Spar's ribcage but misses.
Mercer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spar.
Spar's corner calls for a 1-2. Spar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Ray Mercer has been cut.
Spar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spar misses with a wild combination.
Mercer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercer.
Spar slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
Spar lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Spar.
Mercer missing with a left hand there. Spar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Spar misses.
Nice jab there from Mercer.
Mercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spar takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Box Spar has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Ray Mercer's cut is getting worse.
Mercer misses the shot to the body.
Spar blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Mercer cracks Spar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Spar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercer.
Spar slips a straight right by Mercer.
Spar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercer circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Mercer.
Spar scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mercer.
Spar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercer.
Mercer misses with a few strikes there.
Spar lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Spar misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Spar is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Mercer.
Ray Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer lands with a slapping head kick.
Spar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Ray Mercer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters circling - Mercer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercer throws a head kick but Spar moves out of range.
Spar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercer with a jab.
Spar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercer.
Mercer looks to land a combination but Spar avoids it well.
Spar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer throws a head kick but Spar moves out of range.
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot lands for Mercer.
Spar misses the jab.
Spar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a hook but Spar avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mercer - that will leave a mark!
Spar looks gassed!
Mercer loads up on a big right hand but Spar slips the punch.
Spar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A left and a right from Spar both land. Nice combination.
Mercer stuns Spar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Mercer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercer cracks the inside of Spar's front leg.
Nice uppercut there from Mercer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice body kick from Mercer.
Mercer connects with a body shot.
Mercer tests Spar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mercer lands a lovely overhand right.
Mercer throws a nice head kick!
Spar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Spar is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Spar to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Spar looks to clinch but Mercer throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Spar taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ray Mercer!