PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Sarara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rolf rolfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarara 's entrance music is psycho dad. A fine choice. rolf rolfson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sarara
vs
rolfson

180 cm
22
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Sarara !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, rolf rolfson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sarara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as rolfson sprawls well. rolfson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sarara gets slowly back to his feet.
Sarara is looking to clinch but rolfson is avoiding it.
Sarara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? rolfson is fending him off so far but Sarara persists. Nope, rolfson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Sarara . That's going to take a lot out of him.

rolfson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sarara to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sarara stops rolfson from standing up.
rolfson lands a decent punch to the body there.
rolfson pulls Sarara in close to prevent any damage.
Sarara throwing strikes from guard but rolfson blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarara lands a couple of elbows.
Sarara wants to get up but he can't break rolfson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
rolfson controls Sarara momentarily but Sarara frees himself.
rolfson trying to control the position here.

rolfson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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.
rolfson is controlling Sarara 's posture.
rolfson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sarara 's guard.

Sarara kicks rolfson off and gets to his feet.
rolfson misses with a takedown attempt

and Sarara counters with a nice double leg into guard.
rolfson looks gassed!
Sarara chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sarara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as rolfson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rolfson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sarara manages to get himself to full guard.

rolfson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sarara looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sarara looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sarara !
Sarara controlling from side mount.
Sarara throws a strike aimed at the side of rolfson's head but rolfson avoids it well.
Sarara working the strikes but rolfson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
rolfson wants to improve his position but Sarara is controlling well.
Sarara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sarara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. rolfson defending well though.
Sarara controlling the pace.
rolfson trying to hold on to Sarara 's head to control him but Sarara postures up.

Sarara decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Sarara dominated 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.

Sarara with a lazy takedown attempt

and rolfson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by rolfson.
Sarara goes for a takedown attempt but rolfson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sarara fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Sarara . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarara shoots for a double leg takedown but rolfson sprawls well. He's pushed Sarara 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
rolfson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sarara .

rolfson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
rolfson wants to pass the guard but Sarara is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sarara trying to keep a closed guard but rolfson is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rolfson trying to control but Sarara is working from the bottom.
Sarara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Sarara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
rolfson wants to control from the top but Sarara keeps moving.

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.
rolfson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sarara trying to keep a closed guard but rolfson is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Sarara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
rolfson trying to control the position.
rolfson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sarara has his hands clasped together around rolfson's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rolfson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
rolfson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
rolfson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sarara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
rolfson tries to control but Sarara wriggling away.
Sarara wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
rolfson is looking to control Sarara but Sarara is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rolf rolfson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sarara 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sarara tries to clinch but rolfson moves away

and rolfson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sarara 's guard.
Sarara is adopting a defensive guard.
rolfson sitting in guard here, content to control.
rolfson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarara thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sarara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. rolfson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. rolfson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
rolfson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
rolfson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sarara wants to stand up but rolfson is controlling him.

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.
rolfson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sarara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sarara wants to stand and escape but rolfson is having none of it.
Tomasz Sarara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
rolfson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sarara wants to sweep here but rolfson controlling him for the moment.
Sarara is striking off his back. rolfson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarara regains full guard. Nicely done.
rolfson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
rolfson wants to stand but Sarara has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sarara is looking to stand up but rolfson isn't so interested in that idea.
rolfson trying to control but Sarara is working from the bottom.

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.
Sarara 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.
Sarara has a closed guard, preventing rolfson from standing up.
Sarara is trying to control the position but rolfson postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sarara closes the distance but rolfson moves to the side

and rolfson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
rolf rolfson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well rolfson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rolf rolfson!