PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JAMES ROCK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Messi
vs
ROCK

195 cm
19
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
23
248 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lionel Messi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JAMES ROCK!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. ROCK checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
ROCK shoots in for a takedown but Messi shows good takedown defense.
Some bone on bone action there as ROCK checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
ROCK misses with a takedown attempt - Messi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Messi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Messi shoots in and bounces ROCK off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Messi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Messi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for ROCK on the ground.
Messi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Messi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Messi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on ROCK, up you get!
ROCK with a poor takedown

and Messi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lionel Messi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JAMES ROCK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Messi.

ROCK has clasped his hands together around Messi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

ROCK has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi thuds a left hand into ROCK's body.
JAMES ROCK seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ROCK looks gassed!
A jab from Messi does it's job there.
Nice uppercut there from Messi.
Jab from Messi.

ROCK is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ROCK blocks a jab.
ROCK is still on wobbly legs! Can Messi finish him?
ROCK is holding his hands too far apart here. Messi throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! ROCK is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lionel Messi!
Lionel Messi is the new heavyweight champion!