PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Lowe
vs
Rodgers

186 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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, Curtis Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnson Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lowe quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lowe lands a head kick. Rodgers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodgers.
An attempted straight right counter from Lowe misses the target.
Rodgers is looking to clinch.
Lowe misses with a head kick.
Rodgers misses with a takedown attempt

and Lowe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lowe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodgerss head.
A shot in the inside from Lowe.
Rodgers stalling in the clinch but Lowe improves position.
Lowe lands an uppercut.
Lowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers tries a body shot but Lowe blocks it.
A short uppercut from Lowe.
Lowe scores with a shot to the side of Rodgers's head.
Lowe lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lowe - that landed with a thud.
Lowe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodgers wants a takedown.
Curtis Lowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnson Rodgers.
Rodgers jumps guard but Lowe stands there with Rodgers around his waist. Rodgers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Lowe on the inside.
Rodgers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lowe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowe.
Lowe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rodgers looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowe.
Lowe gets through Rodgers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Lowe scores with a nice short uppercut.

Rodgers is rocked!
Rodgers avoiding damage as Lowe throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowe cracks Rodgers with a nice body shot.
Lowe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lowe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lowe lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lowe.
Rodgers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lowe pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lowe lands with a shot to the body.
Look low, kick high! Lowe uses the oldest trick in the book to send Rodgers tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lowe is absolutely delighted - when Rodgers wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Curtis Lowe!