PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Derringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kline
vs
Derringer

201 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 Los Angeles, Leo Kline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Derringer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Derringer scores with a takedown into Kline's guard.
Derringer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Derringer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kline is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kline looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kline avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derringer throws a big right hand that misses.
Kline utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Derringer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Derringer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Derringer trying to control but Kline is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derringer looking to sit in guard and control but Kline gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kline preventing the sweep.
Kline is looking to stand up but Derringer won't let him.
Kline with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kline wanted to stand there but Derringer had control of the position.
Derringer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Derringer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kline working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Derringer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Derringer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derringer is chipping away with strikes.

Kline is rocked!
Derringer lands a strong strike to the head of Kline. That's dazed him! Derringer looking to finish here. Kline is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Derringer lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Derringer!