PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McCracken
vs
Roofer

185 cm
29
200 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

188 cm
26
194 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCracken blocks a head kick by Roofer.
Paul McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Roofer drops McCracken with a beautiful combination! McCracken stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Roofer is looking for the KO!

McCracken is rocked!

It looks like Paul McCracken has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCracken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oh McCracken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roofer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roofer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McCracken tries to clinch up.
McCracken seems to have got his legs back now.
Roofer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Ben Roofer has been cut.
McCracken tries to close the distance and clinch but Roofer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCracken throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Roofer counters with a right hand to the body.
McCracken misses with a leg kick
and Roofer counters with a slapping leg kick.
McCracken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roofer tries a low kick but McCracken avoids it.
Roofer looks to score with a jab to the body but McCracken is just out of range.
McCracken misses with a few strikes there.
Roofer blocks the body kick.
McCracken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCracken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roofer ducks right into an uppercut from McCracken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roofer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCracken can pounce on him.
McCracken throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as McCracken blocks the leg kick.
Roofer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McCracken misses with the combination.
McCracken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roofer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roofer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McCracken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roofer was well out of range. Poor timing from McCracken.
Roofer with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCracken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCracken is breathing heavily.
McCracken is looking to land body kicks.
McCracken is looking to chop away at Roofer's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer moves out of range of the body kick.

McCracken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roofer, pushing him back against the cage.
McCracken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roofer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roofer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Roofer lands with a light punch inside.
Roofer lands with a right to the head.
McCracken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roofer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roofer misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCracken wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roofer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McCracken is trying to force a seperation but Roofer has the dominant position.
McCracken misses with a punch to the body.
Roofer misses with some punches.

Roofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Roofer lands a big head kick that sends McCracken tumbling to the mat! Roofer takes a step backwards and waves McCracken back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roofer scoring well with a low kick there.
Roofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roofer pounces like a tiger and cracks McCracken with a vicious hook! McCracken is down but not out! Roofer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ben Roofer!
Ben Roofer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.