PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Common Carp (ranked 4113 p4p, 4288 weight class) and Lewis Rocha (ranked 409 p4p, 426 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.

Carp
vs
Rocha

184 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
193
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Common Carp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carp connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick from Rocha lands but Carp takes it in his stride.
Carp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carp connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rocha's hands.
Carp avoids the head kick by Rocha.
Carp is looking to counter punch.
Rocha misses with a straight left.
Carp throws a body shot but no joy.
Carp sizes up Rocha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocha misses with a straight left.

Carp sends Rocha crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Carp is motioning to the referee to let Rocha up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Lewis Rocha has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocha scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Carp.
Carp cracks Rocha with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rocha falls to his knees and Carp doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Common Carp!
During a confident post fight interview, Common Carp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.