PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stafford James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Black
vs
James

191 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 Hilo, Wagner Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stafford James!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Black eats them both and turns towards James to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.

James cracks Black with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Black looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can James finish him?
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!
Black looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Black misses with a telegraphed body shot
and James counters with a huge left! Black is in big trouble! He's backing up but James isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Black from any more damage. A dominating finish by James!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stafford James!