PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland La Starza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Peavris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Starza comes to the cage accompanied by Middle. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eugene Peavris enters the cage!

La Starza
vs
Peavris

183 cm
28
245 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roland La Starza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugene Peavris!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peavris walks into a straight right hand from La Starza.
La Starza sizes up Peavris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peavris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Peavris.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peavris.
La Starza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peavriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
La Starza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peavris tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice uppercut there from Peavris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peavris moves out of range of the strikes.
Peavris slips under a jab.
La Starza throws a shot to the body.
Peavris slips under a jab from La Starza.
Roland La Starza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peavris throws a hook but La Starza blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from La Starza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Peavris swinging wildly here.
A jab from La Starza misses.
Peavris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by La Starza.
Peavris throws a right and a left that La Starza avoids nicely.
Peavris slips a straight right by La Starza.
La Starza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peavris moves away.
La Starza misses with a body shot.
La Starza misses with a wild body shot.
La Starza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peavris.
La Starza swings for the body but Peavris moves out of range.
Peavris drops down looking to force a counter takedown but La Starza defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peavris. La Starza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Peavris misses.
Peavris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
La Starza avoids the body shot from Peavris.
Peavris fails with the takedown
and La Starza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
La Starza drops Peavris with a big left hand! Peavris is injured, injured bad! La Starza jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roland La Starza!
A victorious Roland La Starza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.