PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Enu Deathcrush (ranked 4047 p4p, 4110 weight class) and KeAndre Rolls (ranked 265 p4p, 267 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.

Deathcrush
vs
Rolls

170 cm
18
146
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
22
143
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enu Deathcrush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KeAndre Rolls!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Rolls.
Deathcrush appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rolls.

Rolls has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deathcrush drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rolls pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rolls. Deathcrush shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deathcrush stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Deathcrush wants it to stay on the feet.
Rolls shoots for a takedown but Deathcrush saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Deathcrush half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Enu Deathcrush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KeAndre Rolls.
Rolls ducks under a wild hook from Deathcrush.
Rolls wants to counter with a clinch but Deathcrush pushes him away.
Deathcrush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rolls.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deathcrush shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rolls manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Rolls kicks Deathcrush off and gets to his feet.
Deathcrush throws a lazy right hand but Rolls sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Deathcrush as Rolls shoots in.
Rolls avoids the body shot from Deathcrush.
Deathcrush throws a lazy right hand but Rolls sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rolls avoids the body shot from Deathcrush.
Deathcrush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rolls! But no joy.
Rolls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deathcrush stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Deathcrush wants it to stay on the feet.
Deathcrush misses with a wild body shot.
Deathcrush is looking to wear down Rolls with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rolls shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deathcrush as he jumps to the side.
Rolls looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rolls moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rolls gets caught napping as Deathcrush dives in and scores a takedown. Rolls manages to retain guard.
Deathcrush lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Deathcrush trying to control but Rolls is working from the bottom.
Rolls working a defensive guard here.
Deathcrush wants to control from the top but Rolls keeps moving.
Deathcrush has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Deathcrush slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Deathcrush trying to control the position but Rolls is working away.
Rolls taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rolls gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Deathcrush tries to control but Rolls wriggling away.
Deathcrush connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rolls is bucking up trying to escape but Deathcrush cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Deathcrush connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Deathcrush can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rolls is looking to escape.
Deathcrush lands with some strikes.
Deathcrush will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deathcrush lands a couple of good shots and Rolls has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Deathcrush is landing with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deathcrush lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Deathcrush is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rolls has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Deathcrush scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rolls is looking for a way out.

Deathcrush is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Rolls looking very determined here, making life difficult for Deathcrush.
Deathcrush lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Rolls prevents Deathcrush from getting a body triangle.

Deathcrush looking for the choke from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Enu Deathcrush dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Deathcrush closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rolls to the mat! Rolls manages to get full guard.
Deathcrush knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rolls on the ground.
Deathcrush looking to sit in guard and control but Rolls gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Deathcrush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Deathcrush doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Deathcrush has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rolls has passed into side control.
Deathcrush manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rolls decides to return to a standing position.

Rolls closes the distance and clinches.
Deathcrush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rolls is trying to drag Deathcrush to the mat but Deathcrush just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rolls is breathing heavily.
Deathcrush tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rolls avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls taking a breather.
Rolls is pressed up against the cage. Deathcrush has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rolls down to the mat. Rolls avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Deathcrush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rolls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deathcrush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rolls was well out of range. Poor timing from Deathcrush.
Rolls slips a straight right by Deathcrush.

Deathcrush changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rolls looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rolls struggling a bit here.
Deathcrush lands a nice forearm strike.
Rolls takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Deathcrush scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rolls is not content to let Deathcrush control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Deathcrush is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rolls is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Deathcrush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rolls keeps working.
Rolls trying to remain calm as Deathcrush controls from the top position.

Deathcrush working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Deathcrush working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rolls some visible discomfort.
Deathcrush scores with a couple of short elbows.

Deathcrush thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Deathcrush scores with punches from side control.
Deathcrush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rolls keeps working.
Deathcrush landing strikes.
Deathcrush trying to control the position but Rolls is working away.
Deathcrush landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deathcrush thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Deathcrush is working Rolls over with some ground and pound from side control.
Deathcrush trying to control the position but Rolls is working away.
Rolls prevents Deathcrush from improving position.
Deathcrush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rolls keeps working.

Deathcrush looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deathcrush is working Rolls over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Enu Deathcrush dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Deathcrush. Rolls does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rolls shoots in and drives through. Deathcrush sprawls well.
Deathcrush changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Rolls clinches with his opponent.
Deathcrush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rolls can do to turn this around?
Rolls goes for a takedown in the clinch but Deathcrush prevents it.
Deathcrush throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rolls wants to take the fight to the mat but Deathcrush manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Enu Deathcrush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KeAndre Rolls.
Deathcrush is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolls is defending well for now.
Rolls blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deathcrush goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rolls prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolls on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deathcrush is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rolls is keeping busy.
Rolls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deathcrush misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathcrush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rolls blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rolls on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rolls avoiding damage as Deathcrush throws knees to the body.
Deathcrush misses with the head strike.
Rolls is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Deathcrush throws a head punch that misses.
Deathcrush misses with some punches.
Deathcrush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deathcrush misses with a body punch.
Deathcrush drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rolls pulls his leg out and moves away.
Deathcrush throws a body punch but Rolls moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush checks a low kick from Rolls.
Deathcrush takes a swing at Rolls's ribcage but misses.
Deathcrush misses with a straight right.
Rolls throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Deathcrush fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rolls to the ground. Deathcrush is now in Rolls's guard.
Deathcrush wants to control from the top but Rolls keeps moving.
Deathcrush with a nice head shot there.
Deathcrush content to stall in guard here.
Deathcrush works over Rolls with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush working some strikes from top position.
Deathcrush scoring with some ground and pound.
Enu Deathcrush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deathcrush trying to control but Rolls is working from the bottom.
Deathcrush forces his way into half guard.
Rolls is refusing to be controlled, as Deathcrush sits in half guard.
Deathcrush looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Deathcrush wants to take a breather but Rolls is having none of it.
Deathcrush wants to pass the guard but Rolls is defending well.
Ground and pound from Deathcrush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush is trying to control the action in half guard but Rolls is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Deathcrush tries to pass to full mount but Rolls defends it.
Rolls is refusing to be controlled, as Deathcrush sits in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rolls enables Deathcrush to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rolls manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deathcrush tries to free his leg and advance position but Rolls is retaining full guard.

Rolls has his foot on Deathcrush's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Deathcrush works his way back into a safe position though.
Deathcrush passes Rolls's left leg - he's now in half guard.
KeAndre Rolls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Deathcrush is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rolls doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Deathcrush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enu Deathcrush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deathcrush 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enu Deathcrush!