PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick RollD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RollD comes to the cage accompanied by The Rick Roll'D Song Of Hope. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

RollD
vs
Dawn

180 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick RollD!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Dawn!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dawn throws a nice looking combination but RollD bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dawn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
RollD tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dawn moves into the clinch.
RollD lands an elbow inside that Dawn shrugs off.

It looks like Red Dawn has been cut.
RollD tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Dawn manages to break the clinch.
RollD is looking to clinch but Dawn is avoiding it.
Dawn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
RollD tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dawn counters by moving into the clinch.

RollD breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dawn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dawn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
RollD sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
RollD looks like he's trying to stand up.

Dawn decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dawn looks to land a combination but RollD avoids it well.
RollD tries to clinch but Dawn moves away
and Dawn counters with a left and a right that stings RollD.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn swats away the attempt to clinch by RollD.
RollD tries to clinch up but Dawn circles away and keeps his distance.
RollD lands with a slapping head kick.
Dawn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
RollD tries a head kick but it misses.
RollD lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
RollD doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawn circles away.

Dawn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. RollD looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
RollD is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dawn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dawn looks gassed!
RollD misses with an elbow from the bottom.
RollD bucks up and tries to throw Dawn off but instead Dawn has got his back!
Dawn throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting RollD!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawn lands punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

RollD manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Dawn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
RollD avoids a punch combination nicely.
RollD fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dawn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
RollD looks to clinch
and Dawn counters with a left and a right that stings RollD.
RollD throws a lazy right hand but Dawn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
RollD takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dawn keeps the fight on the outside.

Dawn tries to keep at a distance but RollD has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dawn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. RollD obliges.
RollD misses with a knee to the head.
RollD pushes off an throws an elbow but Dawn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
RollD misses with a knee to the head.

Dawn pulls guard successfully.
RollD is looking to stand up but Dawn won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
RollD in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
RollD lands a couple of elbows.
RollD throws a strike but Dawn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
RollD will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
RollD is wriggling around but Dawn manages to pass to half guard.

Dawn decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn tries a head kick but it misses.
RollD tries to clinch there but Dawn circles away.
Dawn misses with the combination.
RollD fails in his attempt to clinch.
RollD tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has RollD pinned against the cage. RollD gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

RollD gets in close and instigates a clinch.
RollD with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dawn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
RollD tries a knee to the head but Dawn blocks it.

Dawn breaks from the clinch.
Dawn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dawn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawn swats away the attempt to clinch by RollD.
Dawn misses with a jab, cross combination.
RollD scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rick RollD will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Red Dawn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

RollD tries to clinch up but Dawn circles away and keeps his distance.
RollD doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawn circles away.
RollD takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - RollD looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawn throws a series of strikes that have RollD backpedaling.
RollD is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dawn.

RollD moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dawn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with RollD's elbow.

RollD pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawn misses with a two punch combination.
Dawn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dawn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawn swats away the attempt to clinch by RollD.
RollD tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dawn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
RollD tries to clinch but Dawn is having none of it.
Dawn looks to land a combination but RollD avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
RollD wants to clinch up but Dawn keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - RollD looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
RollD dodges the punch combination from Dawn.
Dawn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dawn misses with a series of wild punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Dawn blocks the leg kick.

Dawn moves into the clinch.
RollD with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dawn.
RollD misses with an elbow over the top.
Dawn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Dawn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
RollD tries to clinch there but Dawn circles away.

RollD closes the distance and clinches.
RollD prevents Dawn from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, RollD just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dawn's brow.
RollD scores with a knee to the head.
RollD landing knees to the head.
Dawn is trying to break the clinch but RollD has him pressed against the cage.
RollD misses with an elbow over the top.

Dawn manages to break the clinch.
RollD wants to clinch
and Dawn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Dawn rushes RollD and presses him up against the cage.
RollD keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dawn's efforts to push away.

Dawn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
RollD fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dawn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. RollD sprawls well initially but Dawn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
RollD missing with punches from the bottom.
Dawn stops RollD from getting back to his feet.
RollD pushes Dawn off but Dawn dives into side control.
RollD is trying to buck Dawn off.
RollD bucks up and tries to throw Dawn off but instead Dawn has got his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
RollD is taking damage to the body and head.
RollD is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
RollD tries to roll but Dawn sticks to his back.
Dawn is looking to control RollD but RollD is wriggling around and keeping busy.
RollD has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
RollD manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dawn's guard. Nice work there by RollD.

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.
Dawn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from RollD.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dawn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
RollD tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawn shoots for a takedown but RollD saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dawn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rick RollD seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
RollD wants to clinch.
RollD tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Dawn does no damage.
RollD is looking to clinch but Dawn is avoiding it.
Dawn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
RollD wants to clinch.
RollD tries to clinch there but Dawn circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Red Dawn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Red Dawn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dawn misses with a few strikes there.
Dawn misses with a double jab.
Dawn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawn punishes RollD's body with a nice straight punch.
RollD tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
RollD clinches but Dawn breaks the clinch
and Dawn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dawn swats away the attempt to clinch by RollD.
RollD tries to clinch but Dawn moves out of range.
RollD tries to clinch but Dawn moves away

and Dawn counters by clinching up.
Dawn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dawn blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Dawn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
RollD lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RollD tries a knee to the head but Dawn blocks it.
RollD using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dawn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dawn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but RollD has him pressed against the cage.
RollD tries to land knees in the clinch but Dawn avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dawn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawn works over RollD's head and body with a nice combination.
RollD takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dawn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

RollD closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dawn wants to break free but RollD has control.
RollD throws an elbow that misses.
Dawn is trying to break the clinch but RollD is controlling him.
RollD using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dawn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
RollD throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dawn tries to break the clinch but RollD is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Dawn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but RollD has him pressed against the cage.

Dawn breaks from the clinch.
RollD tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
RollD is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dawn moves into range and clinches up with RollD.

Dawn breaks the clinch.
Dawn misses with a double jab.
RollD throws a head kick but Dawn moves out of range.
Dawn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Dawn scores with a four punch combination!
Dawn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
RollD misses the jab.
Dawn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
RollD tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
RollD tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dawn has managed to clinch.
Dawn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
RollD creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dawn's defenses.
Dawn is trying to break the clinch but RollD has him pressed against the cage.
RollD gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dawn is trying to break free.
Dawn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dawn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
RollD throws a knee to the head but misses.
RollD throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dawn blocks it with crossed arms.
RollD misses with an elbow strike.

Dawn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
RollD tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Dawn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. RollD was covering up waiting for the punch and Dawn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dawn prevents RollD from getting back to his feet.
Dawn landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
RollD is looking to stand up but Dawn isn't so interested in that idea.
RollD is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dawn dives into side control.
RollD regains half guard.
RollD is trying to stand up here but Dawn is controlling him well.
RollD pushes Dawn off but Dawn dives into side control.
RollD is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dawn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dawn blocks the strikes from RollD.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
RollD takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
RollD is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dawn has just dragged him back down to the mat.

RollD throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Red Dawn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
RollD misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - RollD looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
RollD closes the distance but Dawn moves to the side
and Dawn counters with a left to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Red Dawn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dawn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Red Dawn!