PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Lothbrook (ranked 4428 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Chad (ranked 4458 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lothbrook
vs
Chad

205 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes musicals

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rollo Lothbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Chad!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrook misses the shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Chad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lothbrook fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chad looks for a takedown but Lothbrook sprawls well.
Chad shoots in looking for a takedown. Lothbrook tries to sprawl out of it but Chad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lothbrook manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rollo Lothbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lothbrook works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chad shoots in looking for a takedown but Lothbrook manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rollo Lothbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Chad.

Chad moves into the clinch.
Lothbrook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chad jumps guard but Lothbrook stands there with Chad around his waist. Chad gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Chad pulls guard successfully.
Chad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lothbrook stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chad holds on and takes a little breather.
Lothbrook tries to free his leg and advance position but Chad is retaining full guard.
Lothbrook trying to control the position from guard on top but Chad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chad thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lothbrook trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chad's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lothbrook misses with a two punch combination.
Chad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Chad misses.
Chad fails with the takedown
and Chad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chad should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lothbrook lands a head shot.
Chad scores with a head kick. Lothbrook tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lothbrook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chad moves away.
Lothbrook is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lothbrook throws a body punch but Chad moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chad goes for a double leg but Lothbrook avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lothbrook continues to drive forward.
Chad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lothbrook counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chad looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook throws out a powerful jab.
Lothbrook misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Lothbrook. Beautiful body shot.
Lothbrook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chad moves away.
Chad drops his hands momentarily and Lothbrook takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lothbrook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Chad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chad tries to pull guard but Lothbrook holds him up against the cage and eventually Chad drops back down to his feet.
Chad is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lothbrook is defending well.
Chad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lothbrook is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lothbrook is looking to wear down Chad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lothbrook lands with a straight right. Chad didn't see that one coming.
Lothbrook jabs at Chad's body.
Chad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chad there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chad cracks the inside of Lothbrook's front leg.
Lothbrook scores with a jab.
Lothbrook swings for the body but Chad moves out of range.
Lothbrook lands a two punch combo.
Lothbrook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chad.
Chad drops his hands momentarily and Lothbrook takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lothbrook takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lothbrook darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lothbrook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rollo Lothbrook dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lothbrook scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lothbrook takes a swing at Chad's ribcage but misses.
Chad shoots and misses
and Lothbrook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lothbrook lands a nice looking body shot.
Chad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lothbrook defends well and Chad ends up having to push Lothbrook into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A shot to the body from Lothbrook misses

and Chad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chad tries to pull guard but Lothbrook won't allow it.
Rollo Lothbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Chad.
Chad wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrook is looking to break free of the clinch but Chad has double underhooks.
Lothbrook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chad has him pressed against the cage.
Chad looking for a takedown.
Chad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lothbrook is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chad is breathing heavily.
Lothbrook is trying to break the clinch but Chad is controlling him.

Chad breaks from the clinch.
Lothbrook lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chad backs up against the cage.
Lothbrook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chad can do to turn this around?
Chad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lothbrook.
Chad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lothbrook circles away quickly and effectively.
Lothbrook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lothbrook. Those never looked like landing.
Nice jab there from Lothbrook.
Lothbrook throws a one two combo.
Chad throws a combination that misses
and Lothbrook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Chad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chad fails with a takedown attempt.
Lothbrook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chad was well out of range. Poor timing from Lothbrook.
Lothbrook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lothbrook slaps away a takedown attempt from Chad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lothbrook.

Chad rushes Lothbrook and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Chad.
Chad tries to pull guard but Lothbrook holds him up against the cage and eventually Chad drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chad misses with an elbow strike.
Chad lands a nice knee to the body.
Chad jumps guard but Lothbrook turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chad fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Chad breaks from the clinch.
Lothbrook misses the shot to the body.
Lothbrook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lothbrook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lothbrook.
Lothbrook throws a body punch but Chad moves out of range.
Lothbrook is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lothbrook catches Chad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lothbrook lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chad backs up against the cage.
Chad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lothbrook finds it's way round the side to connect with Chad's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chad or perhaps it was just good defense by Lothbrook, which made it look bad.
Lothbrook digs a good hook to Chad's body.
Lothbrook scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lothbrook scores with a nice strike.
Lothbrook swings for the body but Chad moves out of range.
Lothbrook displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rollo Lothbrook dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chad shoots in for a takedown but Lothbrook shows good takedown defense.
Chad misses with a wild combination.
Chad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lothbrook swings for the body but Chad moves out of range.
Lothbrook misses with a shot to the body
and Chad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chad tries to move into range but Lothbrook moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Chad forces Lothbrook back against the cage and clinches.
Chad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chad breaks from the clinch.
Lothbrook throws a right hand that misses

and Chad moves into the clinch.
Chad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lothbrook letting Chad take a breather here.

Chad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jose Chad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrook misses with a straight right.
Chad dodges the punch combination from Lothbrook.
As Lothbrook backs off Chad throws a huge counter combo but Lothbrook manages to avoid it all.
Chad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lothbrook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Chad darts in and clinches Lothbrook up against the cage.
Chad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rollo Lothbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Chad.
Lothbrook has had enough of the clinch but Chad keeps him there for the moment.
Chad is trying to pull guard but Lothbrook has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook tries to break free but Chad pushes him back against the cage.
Lothbrook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chad has him pressed against the cage.
Lothbrook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jose Chad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lothbrook wants to break free but Chad has control.
Lothbrook wants to break free but Chad has control.

Chad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rollo Lothbrook is winning the standup battle so far.
Lothbrook connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chad's hands.
Lothbrook connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chad momentarily.
Lothbrook scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lothbrook jabs Chad right on the nose. Chad blinks but takes it well.
Lothbrook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chad moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook misses with a double jab.
Chad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lothbrook.
Lothbrook loads up on a big right hand but Chad slips the punch.
Chad dives in and grabs Lothbrook's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lothbrook pushes down on Chad's head and hops out.
Lothbrook throws a body shot but no joy.

Chad closes the distance and clinches.

Chad jumps guard.
Lothbrook wants to control from the top but Chad keeps moving.
Chad has Lothbrook pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chad wants to sweep here but Lothbrook controlling him for the moment.
Lothbrook pushes down on Chad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chad trying to control from the bottom.
Lothbrook tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lothbrook looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jose Chad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rollo Lothbrook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lothbrook will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lothbrook with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rollo Lothbrook.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lothbrook, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rollo Lothbrook!
During a confident post fight interview, Rollo Lothbrook thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.