PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Write (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera comes into the arena with Clutch - The Regulator blaring out of the sound system. Write comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dark Knight metal theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Margera
vs
Write

180 cm
22
160 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

173 cm
30
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bam Margera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Write!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera lands with a cross.

Margera moves into the clinch.
Margera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Write wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Margera has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Margera.
Write is trying to force a seperation but Margera has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Margera.
Margera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Margera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Write backwards.

Write is rocked!
Write changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Margera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Margera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Write misses with a low kick.
Write thows a leg kick but Margera checks it
and Margera counters with an inside leg kick.
Write throws a leg kick

and Margera counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Write's efforts to push away.
Write is looking to break free of the clinch but Margera has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Write can't get the takedown.
Write is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Margera landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Margera as the two fighters clinch.
Margera lands a nice uppercut.
Write working hard to break the clinch.
Write has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Margera lands a left hand.
Margera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Write backwards.
Write is trying to force a seperation but Margera has the dominant position.
Write's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Write takes an elbow to the forehead.
Margera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Margera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Write is still on wobbly legs! Can Margera finish him?

Margera drops Write onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Write is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Write's efforts to push away.
A left hand lands to the body for Margera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Margera drops Write with a big knee straight up the middle! Write is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
A low kick from Write is predictable there
and Margera counters with a low kick, right behind Write 's knee.
Write throws a leg kick
and Margera counters with a leg kick.
Write misses with a leg kick
and Margera counters with a big right hand! Oh Write is in trouble here! Margera follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Margera!
Bam Margera retains his lightweight title!
Bam Margera decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.