PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rawlings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rocha might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Refuse/Resist by Sepultura. Rawlings has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Rawlings struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Antonio Rocha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Rawlings's chin.

Rocha
vs
Rawlings

180 cm
25
182 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Rawlings!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlings shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rocha but Rocha pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Rocha clinches up with Rawlings and pushes him back against the cage.

Rocha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Rawlings misses.
Rawlings throws a shot from downtown. Rocha moves away and avoids it.
Rocha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rocha slips a straight right by Rawlings.
Rocha throws a right hand that Rawlings ducks under and follows up with a left that Rawlings also avoids with ease.
Rocha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rawlings.
Rawlings looks gassed!
Rawlings avoids the head kick by Rocha.
Rocha throws a series of punches but Rawlings avoids them all with ease.
Rocha throws a right and a left that Rawlings avoids nicely.
Rawlings looks to throw the jab but Rocha is out of range.
Rocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rawlings misses with a straight right.
Rawlings fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rocha tries a head kick but it misses.

Rocha drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rocha creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rocha lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha is putting a hurting on Rawlings here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rawlings is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rocha's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rawlings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rocha.
Rocha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rawlings defending well though.
Rawlings tries to get to full guard but Rocha has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Rocha there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rawlings blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rocha.
Rawlings is looking to improve his position.
Rawlings is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rawlings taking some punishment here, with Rocha in his half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rawlings closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Rawlings is rocked!
Rocha lands with a right and another and another! Rawlings is in big trouble! Rocha lands again and this time it's lights out for Rawlings! A quality knockout there for Rocha.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antonio Rocha!