PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deschain has chosen Giving In-- As made famous by Adema as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Christian
vs
Deschain

190 cm
30
193 lbs
18 - 9 - 2

185 cm
32
197 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Archer Christian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Deschain!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deschain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Christian tries to bum rush Deschain with a series of wild strikes but Deschain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christian with a nice cross.
Deschain scores with a nice head shot.
Christian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christian scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy left from Deschain finds it's target.
Christian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deschain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deschain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Christian pinned against the cage. Christian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Deschain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Deschain misses with a looping right.
Deschain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Christian in his tracks.
A punch combination from Christian misses.
Christian throws a hook but Deschain avoids it easily.
Christian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Deschain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Archer Christian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Christian misses.
Horrible takedown by Deschain or perhaps it was just good defense by Christian which made him look bad.
Christian missing with a left hand there. Deschain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christian misses with a leg kick.
Christian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Deschain dodges the punch combination from Christian.
Deschain throws the left hand but Christian avoids the punch easily.
Archer Christian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christian tries a low kick but Deschain avoids it.
The fighters circling - Christian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Deschain.
Archer Christian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Deschain.
Deschain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Christian's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Christian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christian cracks the inside of Deschain's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deschain.
Christian swinging wildly here.
Deschain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Christian lands with a hook. Deschain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deschain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Christian wants to slow Deschain down by chopping away at his legs.
Deschain looks to land a left hand but Christian moved out of range nicely.
Deschain ducks under a wild hook from Christian.
Christian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christian thuds a left hand into Deschain's body.
Christian scores with a jab. Deschain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain throws the kick towards the body but Christian avoids it.
Christian ducks right into an uppercut from Deschain.
Christian thumps Deschain with a low kick.
Christian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christian moves out of range as Deschain throws a body kick.
Christian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Deschain counters with a straight right hand.
Christian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Christian thows a body shot but no joy.
Christian throws a low kick but Deschain avoids it.
Deschain shoots in but no luck this time.
Deschain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Christian looks to score with a jab to the body but Deschain is just out of range.
Christian misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Christian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Deschain is out of range.
Christian throws a hook but Deschain avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschain checks the leg kick.
Christian swings for the body but Deschain moves out of range.
Christian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Deschain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Deschain slips a jab from Christian.
Christian connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Deschain. Beautiful body shot.
Deschain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deschain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christian moves away.
Christian throws the left hand but Deschain avoids the punch easily.

Deschain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Christian is trying to defend but Deschain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Deschain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Archer Christian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Deschain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deschain cracks Christian with an open hand slap.
Deschain drops his hands momentarily and Christian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Christian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deschain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christian misses with a jab to the body
and Deschain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christian scoring well with a low kick there.
Christian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deschain is out of range and Christian settles back down.
Deschain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Christian moves away from the strike by Deschain.
Christian throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deschain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christian manages to avoid it.
Christian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Deschain is out of range.
Christian throws a body punch but Deschain moves out of range.
Deschain avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christian.
Deschain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Christian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Deschain somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Christian jabs Deschain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Deschain is breathing heavily.
Christian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Deschain connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Christian knocks Deschain out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Archer Christian!
Archer Christian retains his middleweight title!
Archer Christian decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.