PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rock
vs
Man

183 cm
21
177 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maddy Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, He Man!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock misses with a body shot.
Man takes one on the button.
Man throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Rock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man avoids the body shot from Rock.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a big head kick but Rock shrugs it off.
Rock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Rock scores with a hook.
Rock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice jab there from Rock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man blocks a head kick by Rock.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Maddy Rock has been cut.
Rock throws a head kick that misses

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rock's elbow.
Rock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rock jumps guard but Man stands there with Rock around his waist. Rock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Man digs a right hand underneath Rock's ribcage. Rock let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rock throws a leg kick
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Rock thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Man wants to clinch up but Rock keeps it at a distance.
Man moves away from the strike by Rock.
Rock throws a head kick that misses.
Rock blocks a head kick by Man.
Rock thumps Man with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Rock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maddy Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man slips under a jab.
Rock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
Donk. Rock catches Man right on the button with a cross.
Rock with a jab.
Rock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rock misses with a body punch
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.

Rock is rocked!
Man throws a head kick but Rock moves out of range.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Man closes the distance and pushes Rock back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man is working Rock over against the cage.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rock's brow.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rock or not.
Nice body punch from Man.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Rock wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Man lands an elbow just above Rock 's eye.
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Knees in the clinch landing for Man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man presses Rock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man obliges.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Man lands an elbow just above Rock 's eye.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Man.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Maddy Rock's cut is getting worse.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Rock is blocking nicely.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Rock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Rock seems to have got his legs back now.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Man.
Man cracks Rock with a nice body shot.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rock avoids it.
A body shot lands from Man.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from Man.
Man cracks Rock with a nice body shot.
Man digs a right hand underneath Rock's ribcage. Rock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Man.
Man lands a knee to the body.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rock is defending well for now.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rock avoids it.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rock.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man works on Rock's body with a couple of short punches.
Man lands a damaging elbow.
Rock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maddy Rock's cut.
That's time! Rock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Man has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rock manages to break the clinch.
Rock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man thows a leg kick but Rock checks it
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rock tries a head kick but it misses.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rock.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick by Rock misses
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rock lands with a kick to the temple. Man shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock jabs at Man's body.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Man misses
and Rock counters with a two punch combo.
Rock lands with a good body shot.
Rock misses with a body punch
and Rock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
Rock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Man moves into range and clinches up with Rock.
Rock avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Rock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rock tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Rock controls his hands.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Rock avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Rock controls the action.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Rock controls the action.
Rock fails to pull guard.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.

Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
Rock swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
He Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Rock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Man blocks the low kick.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rock misses with a straight right.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rock throws a hook but Man blocks it.

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Man.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rock.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maddy Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
He Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Rock's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Rock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Rock takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Rock misses with a looping left.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock thows a leg kick but Man checks it
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Rock misses with a series of wild punches.
Rock lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock misses with a looping right.
Rock throws a lazy head kick
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maddy Rock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Man looks at the referee who does nothing so Man lands a crushing right that sends Rock to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). He Man!