PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglass James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Worger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ike Worger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Douglass James's chin.

James
vs
Worger

200 cm
21
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
241 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglass James!
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, Ike Worger!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to clinch but Worger is having none of it.

Worger closes the distance and clinches.
James lands a nice elbow.

Worger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

James tries to keep at a distance but Worger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Worger looking to stall.
James misses with a knee strike.

Worger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Worger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
Worger wants to stand and escape but James is having none of it.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Worger has wrist control.
James would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
James preventing the sweep.

James gets to his feet - Worger follows without any prompting.
Worger misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Worger drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Worger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Worger breaks the clinch.
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Worger counters with a straight right hand.
James tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Worger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from James as Worger shoots in.
James clinches but Worger breaks the clinch
and Worger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

James is rocked!
Worger throws an overhand right that drops James like a sack of potatoes! Worger dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ike Worger!