PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Decimus Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Saint Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Roc is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rock superstar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aurelio
vs
Saint Roc

185 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Decimus Aurelio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pierre Saint Roc!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Roc misses with a hook. Aurelio ducked under it nicely.

Aurelio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Saint Roc was covering up waiting for the punch and Aurelio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aurelio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint Roc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aurelio looking to sit in guard and control but Saint Roc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saint Roc would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Saint Roc stopping the sweep attempt from Aurelio.
Saint Roc throwing strikes from guard but Aurelio blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio looking for a sweep. Not yet Aurelio, not yet.

Saint Roc decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aurelio, up you get!
Saint Roc misses with a takedown attempt
and Aurelio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Aurelio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Saint Roc to the mat! Saint Roc manages to get full guard.
Aurelio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aurelio looking to sit in guard and control but Saint Roc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc throws a big right hand that misses.
Aurelio 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.
Saint Roc trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aurelio's guard.
Aurelio has his hands on Saint Roc's head, controlling the position.
Saint Roc would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saint Roc throws and elbow that misses. Aurelio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saint Roc's guard. Nice move by Aurelio!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aurelio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint Roc working a defensive guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saint Roc throws out a loose jab but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio fails with a takedown attempt.
Saint Roc lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio with a hook.
Saint Roc fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saint Roc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aurelio.
Aurelio is breathing heavily.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saint Roc as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Decimus Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Roc misses with a body punch

and Aurelio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aurelio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Roc wants to stand up but Aurelio is controlling him.
Saint Roc managing to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aurelio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Decimus Aurelio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Aurelio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saint Roc just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Roc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint Roc throws a hook to the side of Aurelio's head but Aurelio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aurelio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saint Roc on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Aurelio shoots in and bounces Saint Roc off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Aurelio won't allow Saint Roc to get back to his feet.
Saint Roc is trying to control the position but Aurelio postures up.
Saint Roc manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aurelio manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Saint Roc prevents Aurelio from getting back to his feet.

Saint Roc gets to his feet - Aurelio follows without any prompting.

Aurelio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saint Roc is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aurelio's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Saint Roc keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Saint Roc tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Aurelio has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc tries to hold on but Aurelio pushes him away.
Aurelio controlling from the full mount.
Saint Roc wants to hold on but Aurelio pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aurelio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saint Roc slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Aurelio is pressing down on Saint Roc's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saint Roc is holding on for now.
Decimus Aurelio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Saint Roc is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saint Roc manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Saint Roc avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aurelio throws a strike but Saint Roc rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saint Roc trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aurelio's guard.
Saint Roc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint Roc trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Decimus Aurelio dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Aurelio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saint Roc as he jumps to the side.
Saint Roc throws a lazy right hand but Aurelio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aurelio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saint Roc swivels and escapes.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aurelio misses the shot to the body.
Saint Roc throws a big shot that misses.
Saint Roc stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Decimus Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Roc sizes up Aurelio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saint Roc misses with a jab to the body

and Aurelio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aurelio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saint Roc keeps working.
Saint Roc trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Roc wants to get back to full guard.
Saint Roc pushes Aurelio off looking to stand but Aurelio dives back in and keeps control.
Saint Roc makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saint Roc.
Saint Roc is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saint Roc is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Saint Roc wants to take a breather but Aurelio is having none of it.

That's two 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.
Aurelio is looking for a sweep. Saint Roc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saint Roc wants to stand but Aurelio has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

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

Saint Roc stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Aurelio to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saint Roc shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saint Roc misses with a wild body shot.
Saint Roc misses the jab.
Saint Roc falls off balance throwing a combination

and Aurelio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aurelio.
Saint Roc is trying to force a seperation but Aurelio has the dominant position.

Aurelio tightens his grip and picks Saint Roc up, before dumping him to the ground. Saint Roc manages to land in guard.
Aurelio throwing strikes from guard but Saint Roc blocks nicely.
Aurelio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saint Roc works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aurelio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aurelio trying to control but Saint Roc is working from the bottom.
Saint Roc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aurelio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Roc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Decimus Aurelio clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Aurelio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aurelio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Saint Roc holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Saint Roc gets back to full guard.
Saint Roc is trying to control the position but Aurelio postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Roc is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Saint Roc wants to stand up but Aurelio is controlling him.
Aurelio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saint Roc trying to control the position.

That's two 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saint Roc swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelio.
Saint Roc misses with a hook. Aurelio ducked under it nicely.
Aurelio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aurelio is defended easily by Saint Roc.
Saint Roc throws a left and a right that both miss

and Aurelio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Saint Roc's guard now.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Saint Roc keeps moving.
Aurelio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.
Aurelio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Saint Roc is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Saint Roc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aurelio is one step ahead there.
Saint Roc keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aurelio landing some decent shots from guard.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Roc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saint Roc misses with a takedown
and Aurelio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint Roc keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pierre Saint Roc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Roc gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Aurelio counters with a shoot takedown. Saint Roc fights it but they end up in guard.
Saint Roc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Decimus Aurelio had his way with Pierre Saint Roc in that round.
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!

Saint Roc clobbers Aurelio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aurelio throws a hook to the side of Saint Roc's head but Saint Roc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Aurelio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aurelio landing some decent shots from guard.
Aurelio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saint Roc is keeping the position for now.
Saint Roc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aurelio.
Saint Roc keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Roc wants to sweep here but Aurelio controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aurelio closes the distance and clinches up with Saint Roc, looking for a takedown. Aurelio pushes Saint Roc against the cage but Saint Roc circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aurelio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saint Roc wants to clinch up but Aurelio keeps it at a distance.
Saint Roc misses with a body kick.
Saint Roc tried to score with a low kick but Aurelio checks it.

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.
Aurelio moves out of range of the strikes.

Aurelio is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Saint Roc's half guard.

Aurelio stands up from half guard.
Aurelio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saint Roc's waist but Saint Roc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aurelio off to one side.
Saint Roc misses with a double jab
and Aurelio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saint Roc fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saint Roc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aurelio circles away quickly and effectively.
Aurelio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saint Roc avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Decimus Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint Roc, as that shot connected.
Saint Roc shoots and misses

and Aurelio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aurelio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saint Roc is trying to maintain the position but Aurelio is very close to passing his half guard.
Aurelio working the head and body with strikes.
Aurelio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saint Roc defending well though.
Saint Roc tries to kick Aurelio off but Aurelio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio tries to pass to full mount but Saint Roc defends it.
Saint Roc is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aurelio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aurelio's back!
Aurelio biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Pierre Saint Roc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint Roc avoiding Aurelio 's attempts to control his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Decimus Aurelio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aurelio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Decimus Aurelio!
Decimus Aurelio is the new light heavyweight champion!