PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rocky punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brick wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

punch
vs
wall

185 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 11 - 0

150 cm
19
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, rocky punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, brick wall!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

punch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with wall, pushing him back against the ropes.
wall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
wall jumps guard but punch stands there with wall around his waist. wall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

wall decides to pull guard.
punch lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
punch trying to control but wall is working from the bottom.
wall has a closed guard, preventing punch from standing up.
wall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

punch decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
punch closes the distance and lands a one-two.

punch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
wall looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
punch wants to stand up but wall is controlling the position.
wall is trying to stand.
punch stalling.
wall wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
punch frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
punch controlling from the full mount.

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.

punch working for a submission but wall is keeping him at bay.
punch looking to control but wall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
punch looking to control and managing it successfully.
wall is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
punch trying to control but wall is having none of it.

punch has control of wall's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and wall regains control of the situation pretty easily.
wall is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.

punch has hold of wall's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and wall manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
punch wants to control the pace but wall is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
punch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
wall is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
wall is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
punch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as wall is looking to escape.
wall is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rocky punch dominated that round.
That's time! punch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

punch misses with a takedown attempt

and wall counters with a shoot takedown. punch fights it but they end up in guard.
wall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of punch is proving hard to escape from.

punch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
punch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst wall is controlling him.
punch has a closed guard, preventing wall from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

punch has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes wall off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
rocky punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
punch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

punch moves into the clinch.
wall tries to pull guard but punch won't allow it.

punch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
wall swats away the attempt to clinch by punch.
punch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but wall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from punch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
wall shoots and misses
and punch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

punch shoots in and bounces wall off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
punch looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

punch gets to his feet. wall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
wall has his takedown stuffed

and punch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
punch is controlling the pace.
punch wants to stand but his hand is trapped. wall uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
wall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
punch wants to stand and escape but instead wall has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
punch working a defensive guard here.
punch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

wall stands and steps away. punch gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
punch wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

punch breaks from the clinch.
punch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but wall moves away.
punch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and punch wants it to stay on the feet.
wall has his takedown stuffed
and punch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
punch cracks wall with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wall fails with the takedown

and punch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
punch prevents wall from getting back to his feet.

punch gets to his feet - wall follows without any prompting.
Left hook, right uppercut from punch.
wall shoots and misses

and punch counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for wall!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
wall is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
punch tries to control but wall wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rocky punch dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

wall fails with the takedown
and punch counters with a series of strikes. wall will be more careful next time no doubt.

punch gets a takedown into half guard.
punch is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
punch controlling the action here.
wall is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. punch lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
wall is staying active underneath punch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

wall kicks punch off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
punch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
punch throws a body punch but wall moves out of range.
punch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and wall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in punch's guard.
punch is looking to stand up but wall isn't so interested in that idea.
wall wants to get up but he can't break punch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
punch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
wall wanted to stand there but punch had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
punch 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.
wall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of punch is proving hard to escape from.

punch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
rocky punch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
wall fails to land the takedown.
punch cracks the inside of wall's front leg.
punch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from punch both land. Nice combination.
punch fails with the takedown

and wall counters with a single leg into guard. punch didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wall trying to stand up but can't free himself from punch's guard.
wall preventing the sweep.
punch is wriggling around but wall manages to pass to half guard.

wall stands up and beckons punch to join him on the feet.
wall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. punch tries to avoid it but wall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag punch to the ground. punch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
rocky punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brick wall.
punch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
punch throws a series of strikes that have wall backpedaling.

punch closes the distance and pushes wall back into the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

wall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
punch wants to control from the top but wall keeps moving.
punch prevents wall from getting back to his feet.

wall uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
punch scores with a head kick.
punch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and wall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in punch's guard.
wall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
punch wants to sweep but no luck.
brick wall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
rocky punch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

wall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and wall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
brick wall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well punch 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rocky punch!