PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toti Rotiz (ranked 1113 p4p, 801 weight class) and Danny Chase (ranked 145 p4p, 106 weight class). Rotiz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Southtown. The crowd seem to be enjoying Chase's choice of entrance music: Ambitionz Az a Ridah. Toti Rotiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rotiz
vs
Chase

195 cm
33
215
14 - 12 - 0

190 cm
22
205
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Chase!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chase throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rotiz.

It looks like Toti Rotiz has been cut.
A big left from Chase misses.
Chase throws a head kick that half lands.
Chase misses with a straight left.
Rotiz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rotiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chase scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rotiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chase.
Rotiz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chase.
Chase connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Danny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rotiz.
Chase misses with a looping right.
Chase misses with a right hand
and Rotiz counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chase throws a hook to the side of Rotiz's head but Rotiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rotiz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chase throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rotiz counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz misses with a body kick.
Chase cracks a nice hook into Rotiz's ribs.
Rotiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chase lands a body shot.
Chase throws a poor cross that misses
and Chase takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chase ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rotiz goes for a double leg but Chase avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chase continues to drive forward.
Chase can't break the clinch.

Chase breaks the clinch.
Chase misses with a hook
and Rotiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chase digs a good body shot into Rotiz's ribs.
Chase lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rotiz clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase stops a takedown attempt from Rotiz.

Rotiz pulls guard successfully.
Chase has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rotiz is proving hard to escape from.
Chase won't allow Rotiz to sweep him here.
Chase is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rotiz 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.
Chase postures up.
Rotiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chase manages to get himself to full guard.

Chase is looking to stand up but Rotiz isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rotiz postures up in Chase's guard and throws a big left but Chase blocks it.
Chase has momentary wrist control but Rotiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Rotiz postures up and lands a big shot to Chase's brow.
Rotiz postures up in Chase's guard and throws a big left but Chase blocks it.
Rotiz landing with the ground and pound.
Rotiz postures up in Chase's guard and throws a big left but Chase blocks it.
Rotiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Chase is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rotiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rotiz with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chase is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Rotiz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Chase wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Chase breaks the clinch.
Chase throws a shot from downtown. Rotiz moves away and avoids it.
Rotiz tries to clinch but Chase moves away
and Chase connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rotiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Decent striking displayed by Chase there.
Chase swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rotiz is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Chase as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rotiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chase manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Chase.
Chase throws a shot from downtown. Rotiz moves away and avoids it.
Rotiz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chase lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Chase dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toti Rotiz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rotiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chase.
Chase throws a lazy uppercut
letting Rotiz counter with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rotiz.
Chase misses with an uppercut.
Chase misses with a right hand
and Rotiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chase works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rotiz avoids the head kick by Chase.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rotiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Chase, which made it look bad.
Chase looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase misses with a hook
and Rotiz counters with a left and a right that stings Chase.
Donk. Chase catches Rotiz right on the button with a cross.
Chase ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase with a jab.
Chase with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chase throws a lazy right hand but Rotiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chase misses with an uppercut. Rotiz saw that one coming.
Danny Chase seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chase looks to land a left hand but Rotiz moved out of range nicely.
Danny Chase is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chase waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rotiz.
Rotiz is looking to clinch but Chase is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Chase throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rotiz walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Chase misses the target.
Rotiz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rotiz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rotiz misses with a left hand
and Chase cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Toti Rotiz's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz shoots in for a takedown but Chase shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toti Rotiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chase just misses with a punch to the body.
Chase circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rotiz defending well as Chase loads up on a big left hand.
Rotiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chase throws a poor cross that misses
and Rotiz counters with a straight right hand.
Chase lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rotiz at a distance.
Toti Rotiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Chase misses.
Chase scores with a nice right hand.
Rotiz slips a straight right by Chase.
Nice shot lands for Rotiz.
Chase throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chase throws out the jab.
Rotiz tries to counter with a takedown but Chase is quick to defend against it.

Rotiz drives through with a takedown into Chase's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rotiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Chase has wrist control.
Rotiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chase avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rotiz throwing strikes from guard but Chase blocks nicely.
Chase wants to stand and escape but Rotiz is having none of it.
Rotiz throwing strikes from guard but Chase blocks nicely.
Chase is looking to stand up but Rotiz isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Chase has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rotiz is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz is trying to pull guard but Chase has him pressed against the cage.
Rotiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chase prevents it.
Rotiz wants a takedown.
Chase prevents the takedown attempt.
Rotiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rotiz looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chase is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Chase manages to break the clinch.
Chase connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rotiz defending well as Chase loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Chase showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toti Rotiz's cut.
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!

Nice defenses there by Rotiz.
Toti Rotiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chase throws a sloppy head kick
and Rotiz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chase thinking.
Chase misses with a right hand
and Rotiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Chase throws a sloppy head kick and Rotiz moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Rotiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chase throws a jab when Rotiz was well out of range.
Chase fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rotiz on the side of the head.
Chase lands with an uppercut that bounces Rotiz off the cage and back into range.
Chase misses with a hook to the body

and Rotiz counters with a shoot takedown. Chase fights it but they end up in guard.

Chase has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rotiz has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rotiz pulls guard effortlessly.
Rotiz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Rotiz postures up and lands a big shot to Chase's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chase works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chase working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rotiz.
Rotiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rotiz throws a big elbow that misses.
Chase is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rotiz is controlling him.
Chase keeping moving, preventing Rotiz from controlling successfully.
Chase preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rotiz stops Chase from standing up.
Rotiz throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two 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.
Rotiz postures up in Chase's guard and throws a big left but Chase blocks it.
Rotiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Chase is retaining full guard.
Rotiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rotiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chase wants to stand up but Rotiz is controlling him.
Rotiz postures up in Chase's guard and throws a big left but Chase blocks it.
Rotiz throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chase looks to land a right hand but Rotiz moved out of range.
Chase has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chase slips a straight right by Rotiz.
Chase throws a lazy right hand but Rotiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rotiz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rotiz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chase slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase throws a looping overhand right but Rotiz ducks down to avoid it.
Chase swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rotiz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chase counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chase looks to land a left hand but Rotiz moved out of range nicely.
Rotiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rotiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rotiz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rotiz manages to avoid it.
Rotiz is looking for a counter combo.
Chase throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rotiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rotiz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rotiz manages to avoid it.
Chase throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz tries to clinch up.
Rotiz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Chase finds it's way through Rotiz's defenses.
Chase throws out a loose jab but Rotiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rotiz fails with the takedown
letting Chase counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chase changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chase scores with a head kick. Rotiz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chase scores with a hook to the body. Rotiz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chase lands the left hand.
Chase connects with a body shot that sends Rotiz's belly button to the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Chase comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chase winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Chase!
A relieved looking Danny Chase thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Toti Rotiz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was hurt, my cat is sick, it's raining outside, heard someone fart in the arena... I should have never lost, I'm the real winner.'.