PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shon Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silver Channel (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.

Rosario
vs
Channel

202 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 Tokyo, Shon Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Silver Channel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosario looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Channel has Rosario up against the cage in a clinch.
Channel is trying to maintain a safe position but Rosario gets an underhook and turns Channel into the cage.
Channel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Channel wants to break free but Rosario has control.

Rosario breaks from the clinch.
Rosario lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosario shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Channel as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Channel.

Channel darts in and clinches Rosario up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Channel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Rosario's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Channel is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Rosario like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Rosario from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silver Channel!