PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Rolston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jeremey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Rolston has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rolston
vs
Johnson

194 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Rolston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, jeremey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Rolston is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rolston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Rolston thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rolston connects with a looping right hand.
Rolston lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rolston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rolston with a hook.
Good leg kick by Rolston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rolston can pounce on him.
James Rolston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Rolston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rolston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rolston lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rolston can pounce on him.
Rolston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rolston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rolston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Rolston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rolston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rolston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rolston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
A good leg kick by Rolston.
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!
Rolston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rolston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rolston scores with a jab.
Rolston connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rolston. Rolston obviously looking to wear him down.
Rolston lands a head kick!
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rolston.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rolston can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rolston, right into the meat.
Rolston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rolston lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rolston. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Rolston throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Rolston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolston explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rolston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rolston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rolston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Rolston.
Rolston scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
James Rolston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rolston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rolston is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick from Rolston lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
A shot to de liver by Rolston. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rolston throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Rolston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Rolston lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rolston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rolston.
Rolston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rolston scores with a jab to the body.
Rolston throws a head kick that half lands.
Rolston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Rolston feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Rolston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rolston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rolston.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rolston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A cross from Rolston lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Rolston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rolston can pounce on him.
Rolston digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Jab by Rolston.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rolston.
Rolston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
An inside leg kick lands from Rolston.
Rolston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Johnson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rolston has got the better of the exchanges.
Rolston doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Rolston throws a nice head kick!
Rolston throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rolston.
Rolston tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Rolston is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rolston.
Rolston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rolston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rolston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rolston feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Rolston throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rolston scores with a head kick.
Rolston catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rolston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rolston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Rolston closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Rolston stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rolston for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rolston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like jeremey Johnson has been cut.
Rolston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rolston taking a breather.
Rolston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Rolston lands a damaging elbow.
Rolston lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Rolston lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Rolston lands an elbow inside.
Rolston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rolston obliges.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Rolston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rolston controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rolston lands an uppercut.
Rolston landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rolston takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rolston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rolston.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Rolston.
Rolston lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rolston. That one must have hurt.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rolston is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Rolston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rolston. Johnson shrugs it off though.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Rolston scores with a leg kick.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rolston.
Rolston lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rolston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rolston instigates a clinch.
Rolston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rolston lands a damaging elbow.
Rolston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Rolston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on jeremey Johnson's cut.
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!

Rolston lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Rolston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rolston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rolston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rolston feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Rolston cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Rolston tries to clinch up.
Rolston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolston lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Rolston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rolston lands an elbow inside.
Rolston lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Rolston crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Rolston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rolston lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Rolston lands a knee to the body.
Rolston scores with a knee to the head.
Rolston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rolston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson letting Rolston take a breather here.
Rolston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rolston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolston crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Rolston.
Rolston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rolston lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rolston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rolston has him pressed against the cage.
Rolston lands a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rolston stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Rolston crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolston is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rolston.
Rolston connects with a knee to the head.
James Rolston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rolston lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rolston crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Good body shot from Rolston.
Rolston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
James Rolston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jeremey Johnson.
Rolston will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Rolston blocks an elbow strike.
Rolston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rolston prevents the takedown attempt.
Rolston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rolston stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rolston.
Rolston lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolston.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rolston walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Rolston has managed to clinch.
James Rolston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rolston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rolston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rolston.
Rolston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rolston lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Rolston leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rolston gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rolston lands a damaging elbow.
Rolston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rolston prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Rolston lands a nice knee to the body.
Rolston stalls.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Rolston holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolston lands an elbow inside.
Rolston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rolston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rolston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rolston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rolston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rolston lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Rolston.
Rolston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rolston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rolston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rolston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rolston pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Rolston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rolston 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Rolston!