PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Semper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sterling Archer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Archer
vs
Semper

186 cm
26
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Semper!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semper tries to clinch up but Archer circles away and keeps his distance.
Semper wants to clinch.
Archer cracks Semper with a good jab.
Semper looks to land a body kick but Archer moved away.
Archer throws a right and a left that Semper avoids nicely.
Archer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Archer misses with a two punch combination.
Semper tries to clinch but Archer moves out of range.
Semper checks the leg kick.
Semper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Archer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Archer does no damage.
Archer scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semper tries to clinch up but Archer circles away and keeps his distance.
Semper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Archer.
Archer throws a series of punches but Semper moves out of range.
Archer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Archer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Archer.
Archer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Archer throws a series of punches but Semper avoids them all with ease.
Semper wants to clinch but Archer slips to the side
enabling Archer to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Archer misses.
A punch combination from Archer misses.
Semper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Archer swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Semper.
Archer is looking to clinch but Semper is avoiding it.
Archer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Semper circles away quickly and effectively.
Semper doesn't manage to clinch there - Archer circles away.
Semper doesn't manage to clinch there - Archer circles away.
Archer swats away the attempt to clinch by Semper.
Semper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer misses with an uppercut.
Semper is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.
Archer misses with a low kick as Semper jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer loads up on a big right hand but Semper slips the punch.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Semper is just out of range.
Archer throws a body punch but Semper moves out of range.
Archer misses with an uppercut.
Archer misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Semper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Archer dips to his left and cracks Semper with an uppercut!
Archer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Semper moves away from the strike by Archer.
Semper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Archer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Archer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Archer.
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Archer. Those never looked like landing.
Archer misses with a two punch combination.
Archer doesn't manage to clinch there - Semper circles away.
Semper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Archer swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer looks to land a combination but Semper avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Archer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Semper tries to close the distance and clinch but Archer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Archer takes a swing at Semper's ribcage but misses.
Semper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Archer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Archer tests Semper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Archer lands with a good body shot.
Semper tries to clinch but Archer moves out of range.
Archer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Semper backs up against the cage.
Archer missing with a left hand there. Semper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Semper checks a leg kick nicely.
Archer throws a series of strikes that have Semper backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer missing with a left hand there. Semper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Archer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semper.
Semper tries to clinch but Archer moves out of range.
Semper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Archer tries a low kick but Semper avoids it.
Sterling Archer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Semper slips a jab from Archer.
Sterling Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Archer moves into range and clinches up with Semper.
Archer tries to break free but Semper pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Archer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Semper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Archer is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semper stalling in the clinch but Archer improves position.
Archer tries to circle away but Semper has him pinned against the cage.
Archer tries to break free but Semper pushes him back against the cage.
Archer tries to circle away but Semper has him pinned against the cage.
Archer wants to break the clinch but can't.
I was talking to Archer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Semper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Archer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Semper has him pressed against the cage.
Archer tries to break free but Semper pushes him back against the cage.
Archer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Semper prevents Archer from breaking the clinch.
Archer has had enough of the clinch but Semper keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Archer is keeping busy.
Archer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Semper has him pressed against the cage.
Archer stalling in the clinch but Semper improves position.
Archer avoiding damage as Semper throws knees to the body.
Archer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Archer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Semper has him pressed against the cage.
Semper is trying to stall.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer is trying to force a seperation but Semper has the dominant position.
Semper is trying to maintain a safe position but Archer gets an underhook and turns Semper into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Archer manages to break the clinch.
Semper tries to clinch but Archer is having none of it.
Semper slips a jab and a cross from Archer.
Semper slips a jab and a cross from Archer.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Semper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Archer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Semper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Archer.
Archer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Semper dodges the punch combination from Archer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Archer throws a hook to the side of Semper's head but Semper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Archer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Archer throws a nice looking combination but Semper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Archer. Those never looked like landing.
Archer throws the left hand but Semper avoids the punch easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Semper. Archer shrugs it off though.
Semper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Archer misses with a few strikes there.
Semper takes one on the button.
Archer throws a chopping leg kick but Semper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Semper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Semper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Archer tries to bum rush Semper with a series of wild strikes but Semper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Archer scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semper moves out of range of the leg kick from Archer.
Archer throws out a loose jab but Semper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Semper is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Semper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Semper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Semper tries to close the distance and clinch but Archer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Semper is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.
Archer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Semper tries to clinch but Archer is having none of it.
Semper drops his hands momentarily and Archer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A combination from Archer does no damage.
Sterling Archer is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Semper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Archer scores with a hook to the body. Semper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Archer.
Semper tries to clinch up but Archer circles away and keeps his distance.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Semper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Archer scores with a nice right hand.
Archer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Semper is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.
Semper is looking to clinch but Archer is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semper tries to clinch but Archer moves out of range.
Semper checks a leg kick.
Semper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Semper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Archer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Archer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semper was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
Semper moves in looking to clinch but Archer pushes him off.
Semper is looking to clinch.
Semper blocks a head kick by Archer.

Archer instigates a clinch.
Archer is trying to break the clinch but Semper is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Semper is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
Semper wants to stall.
Archer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jim Semper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Archer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sterling Archer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Archer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sterling Archer!