PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Eccleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Obrien might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Obrien
vs
Eccleston

190 cm
25
234 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
250 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Eccleston!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eccleston looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Obrien!
BOOM! Eccleston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Eccleston in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Obrien tries to reverse the position but Eccleston maintains control.
Eccleston with shots to the head and body - Obrien looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eccleston with the ground and pound from mount.
Eccleston with shots to the head and body - Obrien looks very uncomfortable down there.

Obrien is rocked!

It looks like Roger Obrien has been cut.
Oooh a big shot lands for Eccleston! Obrien is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Christopher Eccleston!