PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Latouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latouche comes to the cage accompanied by in one ear. Steve Rogers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Latouche
vs
Rogers

187 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Latouche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latouche misses with a wild combination.
Latouche fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogers tries to clinch but Latouche moves out of range.
Latouche misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Latouche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers tries to clinch but Latouche is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers tries to clinch up but Latouche circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Latouche there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rogers tries to clinch up.
Latouche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Latouche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Latouche keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Latouche, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogers tries to clinch up.
Rogers tries to clinch but Latouche is having none of it.

Rogers has managed to clinch.
Rogers lands a shoulder strike.
Rogers prevents Latouche from breaking the clinch.
Rogers lands with a right to the head.
Rogers scores with a shoulder strike.
Rogers cracks Latouche with a nice body shot.
Rogers digs a right hand underneath Latouche's ribcage. Latouche let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Latouche is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rogers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Latouche is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Rogers fails to land.
Oh Latouche is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rogers lands a shot to the body.

Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Latouche seems to have got his legs back now.
Rogers scores with a jab to the head.

Rogers takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rogers.
Rogers lands a big right hand! Latouche is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Rogers!