PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imastar Roidereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milk Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Roidereem
vs
Fish

200 cm
23
290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

167 cm
23
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Imastar Roidereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milk Fish!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roidereem ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Roidereem ducks down to avoid it.
Roidereem slips under a jab.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
Roidereem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fish tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roidereem moves forwards but Fish connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roidereem displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Roidereem fails to land the takedown.
Crunch! Roidereem slams his shin into Fish's torso.
Imastar Roidereem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roidereem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roidereem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fish.
Roidereem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Roidereem instigates a clinch.
Roidereem is trying to maintain a safe position but Fish gets an underhook and turns Roidereem into the cage.

Roidereem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roidereem tries to clinch but Fish is having none of it.
Roidereem keeps Fish at a distance using the push kick.
Roidereem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roidereem defending well as Fish loads up on a big left hand.
Fish takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roidereem looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fish blocks a head kick by Roidereem.
Roidereem is looking to clinch.
Fish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left and a right from Roidereem both land. Nice combination.
Roidereem blocks a jab.
Roidereem fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fish avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Imastar Roidereem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roidereem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Roidereem stuns Fish with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fish thows a body shot but no joy.
Fish slaps away a takedown attempt from Roidereem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roidereem lands a head kick!
Roidereem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fish.
Fish throws a shot from downtown. Roidereem moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roidereem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roidereem slips a jab from Fish.
Roidereem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish lands with a right hand.
Roidereem lands a jab to Fish's midsection.
Nice body kick there by Roidereem.
Fish looks gassed!
Roidereem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roidereem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fish throws a hook but Roidereem avoids it easily.
Fish walks into a straight right hand from Roidereem.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roidereem is defended easily by Fish.
Fish drops his hands momentarily and Roidereem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fish misses with a body shot.
Fish might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fish misses the jab.

Roidereem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fish, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roidereem with a knee to the head.

It looks like Milk Fish has been cut.
Roidereem drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roidereem lands a hook that snaps the head of Fish backwards.

Roidereem breaks from the clinch.
Fish takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Roidereem lands a head kick. Fish smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Roidereem darts in and clinches Fish up against the cage.
Fish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roidereem landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Roidereem jumps guard.
Roidereem is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fish trying to control but Roidereem is working from the bottom.
Roidereem knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fish on the ground.
Roidereem is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fish trying to control but Roidereem is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Roidereem holds on and takes a little breather.

Fish drops back, looking for a kneebar! Roidereem looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Roidereem looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Roidereem!
Fish tries to improve position but can't.
Fish manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Roidereem throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fish is refusing to be controlled, as Roidereem sits in half guard.
Fish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roidereem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Imastar Roidereem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milk Fish's cut.
That's time! Roidereem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fish connects with a crisp jab.
Roidereem gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roidereem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fish.
A shot to de liver by Roidereem. Beautiful body shot.
Roidereem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
Fish takes one to the side of the head.
Fish missing with a left hand there. Roidereem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roidereem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fish looks to land a right hand but Roidereem moved out of range.
A shot to de liver by Roidereem. Beautiful body shot.

Roidereem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roidereem landing knees to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Roidereem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roidereem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Imastar Roidereem is winning the standup battle so far.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roidereem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Roidereem moves into range and clinches up with Fish.
Fish is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roidereem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Roidereem moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Roidereem.
Roidereem scores with a knee to the head.
Roidereem has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fish avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Roidereem breaks from the clinch.
Roidereem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roidereem throws a combination. Fish tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roidereem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roidereem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roidereem wants to clinch up but Fish keeps it at a distance.
Roidereem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fish keeps the fight on the outside.
Roidereem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roidereem connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fish momentarily.
Fish throws a lazy right hand but Roidereem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Roidereem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roidereem is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fish.
Roidereem holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Roidereem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Roidereem misses.
Roidereem throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Roidereem connects with a high kick.
Fish throws a big shot that misses.
Fish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roidereem.
Roidereem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Roidereem.
Fish misses with a looping right.
Roidereem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fish throws a body punch but Roidereem moves out of range.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick from Roidereem.
Fish shoots for a takedown but Roidereem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fish checks a leg kick.
Fish looks to score with a jab to the body but Roidereem is just out of range.
Fish with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Roidereem.
Roidereem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roidereem on the side of the head.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Roidereem ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Roidereem does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Roidereem.
Fish misses with a straight right.
Roidereem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fish. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Roidereem there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roidereem.
Fish throws a hook but Roidereem avoids it easily.
Roidereem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roidereem throws a head kick but Fish moves out of range.
Fish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roidereem counters with a straight right hand.
Fish misses with a hook.
Roidereem cracks the inside of Fish's front leg.
Roidereem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roidereem lands with a hook. Fish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Roidereem clinches up with Fish and pushes him back against the cage.

Roidereem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roidereem fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roidereem. That's going to slow Fish down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roidereem. That one must have hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roidereem.
Fish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roidereem connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roidereem connects with a high kick.
Roidereem scores with a nice head shot.
Roidereem fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fish avoids it really well and circles away.
Roidereem is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roidereem wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Roidereem changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fish looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Imastar Roidereem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Milk Fish's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Roidereem connects with a body shot.
Fish looks to throw the jab but Roidereem is out of range.
Fish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roidereem.
Roidereem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roidereem slips a straight right by Fish.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fish is defended easily by Roidereem.
Horrible takedown by Roidereem or perhaps it was just good defense by Fish which made him look bad.
Roidereem lands with a kick to the temple. Fish shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roidereem. Fish shrugs it off though.
Roidereem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fish.
A swing and a miss from Fish.
Roidereem throws a shot to the body.
Fish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roidereem misses with a takedown attempt - Fish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roidereem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roidereem throws a front kick that sends Fish stumbling back into the cage.
Fish has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Roidereem.
Roidereem lands with a cross.
Roidereem scores with a shot to the body.
Roidereem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roidereem.
Roidereem goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roidereem connects with a looping right hand.
Roidereem cracks Fish with a good jab.

Roidereem throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fish was covering up waiting for the punch and Roidereem finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roidereem wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.

Fish throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fish keeping moving, preventing Roidereem from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roidereem is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fish is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roidereem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roidereem thows a big elbow that misses.
Roidereem tries to stand but Fish is controlling from the bottom.
Roidereem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big left from Fish misses.

Fish gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roidereem keeps working.

Fish working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fish wants to control but Roidereem is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roidereem is looking to regain half guard here but Fish keeps moving and retains side control.

Fish has hold of Roidereem's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Roidereem seems comfortable defending it but Fish has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Roidereem is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Roidereem is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Fish couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Milk Fish!