PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between anthony rollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Vasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). anthony rollo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matheus Vasco's chin.

rollo
vs
Vasco

199 cm
22
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, anthony rollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matheus Vasco!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasco tries to clinch but rollo moves out of range.
Vasco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

rollo clinches up with Vasco and pushes him back against the cage.

rollo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. rollo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
rollo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vasco's guard.
rollo content to stall in guard here.
rollo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vasco trying to keep a closed guard but rollo is proving a slippery customer.
rollo wants to pass the guard but Vasco is keeping the position.

Vasco had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. rollo is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vasco Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take rollo's back instead.
rollo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasco throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vasco landing strikes from the mount.
rollo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
rollo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
rollo tries to lock up and control but Vasco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
rollo is in all sorts of trouble here.
rollo wants to hold on but Vasco pushes him away.
rollo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vasco throws some wild stikes that rollo manages to avoid easily.
Vasco sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Vasco.
rollo can't escape the position.
Vasco throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
rollo holds on, trying desperately to control.
rollo is breathing heavily.
rollo regains half guard.
Vasco prevents rollo from improving his position.
rollo is trying to control but can't.
Vasco throwing shots but rollo is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
rollo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vasco.
rollo wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rollo is working hard here to advance position.
rollo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vasco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vasco tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so rollo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
rollo won't allow Vasco to sweep him here.
rollo trying to control but Vasco is working from the bottom.
rollo preventing the sweep.

Vasco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. rollo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. rollo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Vasco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
rollo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vasco is looking for a sweep.
Vasco avoids any damage from the ground and pound of rollo.
Vasco is not content to let rollo control the position.

rollo decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

anthony rollo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vasco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

rollo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vasco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
rollo tries to pull guard but Vasco holds him up against the cage and eventually rollo drops back down to his feet.
Vasco tries to break the clinch but rollo is controlling the position.
Vasco lands an elbow just above rollo 's eye.
Vasco has rollo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. rollo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
rollo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasco avoids the damage to the body.
Vasco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through rollo's defenses.

rollo manages to break the clinch.
Vasco closes the distance and clinches up with rollo, looking for a takedown. Vasco pushes rollo against the cage but rollo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
anthony rollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Vasco.
rollo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vasco shoots in but no luck this time.
rollo lands a high kick!

rollo pushes Vasco up against the cage in a clinch.
rollo with a knee to the head.
Vasco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rollo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Vasco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts rollo as he jumps to the side.

Vasco fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. rollo sprawls well initially but Vasco persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
rollo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
rollo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vasco is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Vasco trying to control the position from guard on top but rollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
rollo working a defensive guard here.
rollo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vasco wants to control from the top but rollo keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vasco throws a right hand that rollo ducks under and follows up with a left that rollo also avoids with ease.
Vasco closes the distance looking to clinch

and rollo counters by moving into the clinch.
rollo trying to land knees to the body.
Vasco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of rollos head.

rollo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasco is looking for a sweep. rollo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
rollo wants to control but Vasco is keeping him busy.
Vasco trying to hold on to rollo's head to control him but rollo postures up.
rollo throwing shots but Vasco is blocking nicely.
Vasco wants to improve his position but rollo is controlling well.
rollo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Vasco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vasco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
rollo working to try and regain half guard.
Vasco scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish rollo?
Vasco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with rollo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
rollo is desperately trying to improve his position but Vasco has a good base and remains in mount.
rollo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
rollo working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that anthony rollo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Vasco looks to land a combination but rollo avoids it well.
Vasco wants to clinch.
rollo tries to clinch but Vasco is having none of it.
rollo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vasco tries for a takedown but rollo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vasco tries to clinch but rollo moves out of range.
Vasco with a lazy takedown attempt

and rollo counters with a takedown into side control.

rollo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vasco, who protects the arm well.
rollo controls the position from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
rollo working the ground and pound but Vasco is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

rollo tries for a kimura but Vasco is defending well.
Vasco misses with an elbow from the bottom.
rollo wants to control but Vasco is keeping him busy.
Vasco is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vasco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vasco darts in trying to clinch

and rollo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vasco trying to hold on to rollo's head to control him but rollo postures up.
Vasco is looking to improve his position.
rollo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rollo wants to get back to his feet.
Vasco is trying to stand.
rollo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vasco on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
rollo misses with a jab, cross combination.
rollo fails with a takedown attempt.
rollo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
rollo closes the distance but Vasco moves to the side

and Vasco counters with a takedown into side control.
rollo keeping his opponent close.
rollo is trying to buck Vasco off.
rollo is trying to get back to half guard.
rollo struggling a bit here.
rollo dodges the ground and pound from Vasco.

And that's the end of the fight!
anthony rollo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well rollo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... anthony rollo!