PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Pomfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Rolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolle has chosen capsule - jumper as his entrance music. Felix Pomfrey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xavier Rolle's chin.

Pomfrey
vs
Rolle

170 cm
25
157 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

173 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Pomfrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Rolle!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pomfrey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rolle.
Pomfrey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Rolle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rolle stalling.
Rolle is trying to control the action in half guard but Pomfrey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Rolle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pomfrey trying to control from the bottom.

Rolle seems to be looking for submissions.
Pomfrey looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pomfrey keeps working.

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

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rolle thuds a left hand into Pomfrey's body.

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.
Pomfrey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rolle is out of range.
Rolle misses the jab.
Rolle misses with an uppercut. Pomfrey saw that one coming.
Rolle looks to score with a jab to the body but Pomfrey is just out of range.

Pomfrey closes the distance and clinches.
Pomfrey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pomfrey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rolle is pressed up against the cage. Pomfrey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rolle down to the mat. Rolle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Pomfrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pomfrey fails to land with a series of punches.
Felix Pomfrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolle misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pomfrey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Pomfrey. No joy for Rolle on that attempt.
Rolle thows a body shot but no joy.
Rolle swinging wilding here.

Rolle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pomfrey wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pomfrey is staying active underneath Rolle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pomfrey looks like he's trying to stand up.

Rolle is working for a submission of some sort.
Rolle tries to pass to full mount but Pomfrey defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolle thows a huge punch but Pomfrey dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A lazy left from Rolle finds it's target.
Rolle lands a nice hook to Pomfrey's body. Pomfrey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pomfrey throws a sloppy head kick and Rolle moves out of range easily.
Rolle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pomfrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Rolle.
Xavier Rolle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pomfrey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pomfrey avoids the body shot from Rolle.
Pomfrey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rolle.
Pomfrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Rolle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rolle misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pomfrey. That's going to slow Rolle down.
Pomfrey tries to clinch there but Rolle circles away.
Pomfrey throws a jab when Rolle was well out of range.
Pomfrey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rolle.
Felix Pomfrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pomfrey throws a chopping leg kick but Rolle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pomfrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rolle misses with a wild body shot.
Rolle keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pomfrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rolle.
Rolle closes the distance and clinches up with Pomfrey, looking for a takedown. Rolle pushes Pomfrey against the cage but Pomfrey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pomfrey tries to clinch but Rolle moves out of range.
Rolle misses the shot to the body.
Pomfrey scores with a jab.
Pomfrey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pomfrey throws a leg kick but Rolle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pomfrey misses with a low kick as Rolle jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolle throws a body punch but Pomfrey moves out of range.
Rolle looks to score with a jab to the body but Pomfrey is just out of range.
Pomfrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Rolle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pomfrey tries to clinch but Rolle moves out of range.
Pomfrey moves in looking to clinch but Rolle pushes him off.
Pomfrey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pomfrey slips a straight right by Rolle.
Rolle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rolle misses with a body shot.
Pomfrey tries to clinch up.
Rolle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pomfrey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rolle throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rolle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pomfrey moves away.
Rolle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pomfrey rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolle dives in and grabs Pomfrey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pomfrey pushes down on Rolle's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pomfrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Pomfrey dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rolle misses with a body shot
and Pomfrey counters with a good, hard body kick but Rolle shrugs it off.
Rolle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rolle shoots in looking for a takedown. Pomfrey tries to sprawl out of it but Rolle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pomfrey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pomfrey wants to slow Rolle down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pomfrey throws a head kick that misses.
Pomfrey misses with a kick to the body.
Pomfrey throws a leg kick but Rolle checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolle fails with the takedown.
Rolle thows a body shot but no joy.
Rolle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pomfrey moves away.

Rolle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pomfrey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rolle.

Rolle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pomfrey, who protects the arm well.
Rolle prevents Pomfrey from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolle throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Rolle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pomfrey, who protects the arm well.
Pomfrey is trying to buck Rolle off.
Pomfrey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rolle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Rolle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rolle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rolle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pomfrey.
Pomfrey moves in looking to clinch but Rolle pushes him off.
Rolle just misses with a punch to the body.
Rolle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rolle misses the body punch
and Pomfrey counters with a low kick, right behind Rolle 's knee.
Rolle shoots in but Pomfrey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Felix Pomfrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Rolle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pomfrey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rolle is defended easily by Pomfrey.
Rolle misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the body from Rolle misses
and Pomfrey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rolle misses with a takedown attempt - Pomfrey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Pomfrey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pomfrey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Pomfrey!