PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Xyfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roach
vs
Xyfer

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 Las Vegas, James Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lex Xyfer!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach shoots in looking for a takedown. Xyfer tries to sprawl out of it but Roach keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Xyfer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Xyfer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Xyfer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Xyfer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roach's face.
Xyfer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roach looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like James Roach has been cut.

Xyfer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Roach to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Roach shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Xyfer.

Roach is rocked!

James Roach's cut is getting worse.
Xyfer looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Roach covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lex Xyfer!