PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockin Rolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockin Rolla is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Samson
vs
Rolla

205 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockin Rolla!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson misses with a two punch combination.
Samson misses the jab.

Rolla scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rolla looks up at the clock and then as Samson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rolla smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Samson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rolla on the ground.

Rolla tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rolla has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rolla throws a strike aimed at the side of Samson's head but Samson avoids it well.

Rolla tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rolla has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rolla trying to control the action but Samson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samson sneaks out the side door and pushes Rolla away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Samson drops Rolla with a left and a right! Oh, Rolla is hurt - Samson dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Rockin Rolla has been cut.
Samson cracks Rolla with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Rolla is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolla is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rolla looks gassed!
Samson tries to stand but Rolla is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla tries to bench press Samson off him but Samson keeps the position.
Samson wants to stand but Rolla has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Samson wants to get up but he can't break Rolla's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Samson wants to control from the top but Rolla keeps moving.
Samson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rolla is proving hard to escape from.
Samson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Samson does no damage.
Samson swinging wilding here.

Rolla drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rolla forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rolla is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rolla prevents Samson from improving his position.
Samson is looking to escape.
Rolla blocks the strikes from Samson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson is looking to control Rolla's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Samson avoid being mounted?
Samson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Samson pushes Rolla off looking to stand but Rolla dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Samson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rolla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Samson throws a nice looking combination but Rolla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Samson throws a series of punches but Rolla avoids them all with ease.
Samson swinging wilding here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Samson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Samson.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rolla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rockin Rolla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rockin Rolla's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rolla shoots in and bounces Samson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolla stops Samson from standing up.
Samson is trying to keep Rolla in close.
Rolla won't allow Samson to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samson is looking to sweep but instead, Rolla has passed into half guard.
Rolla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rolla is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson is trying to stand back up but Rolla is controlling him
Rolla trying to pass the guard but Samson defending well.
Samson is trying to get back to full guard.
Rolla moves into full mount! Samson won't be happy about that!
Samson is looking to get to half guard.
Samson is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Rolla has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Samson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Rolla.
Rolla scores with punches and elbows.
Rolla wants to control but Samson is keeping busy.
Rolla missing with punches from the back.

Rolla working for the choke.
Samson is trying to get back to his feet but Rolla has full control of the position and if anything, Samson has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Samson covering up well under a series of strikes from Rolla.
Rolla is trying to stick to Samson's back but Samson is turning into Rolla. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rolla's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Samson.
Samson tries to stand but Rolla is controlling from the bottom.
Rolla controls Samson momentarily but Samson frees himself.
Samson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Samson tries to stand but Rolla is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rolla lands a head kick. Samson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Brock Samson has been cut.
Samson is looking to clinch but Rolla is avoiding it.

Rolla drives through with a takedown into guard.
Samson trying to control the position.
Rolla stops Samson from standing up.
Rolla trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samson can't keep his opponent in guard - Rolla advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Samson is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Rolla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rockin Rolla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Samson looks to land a combination but Rolla avoids it well.

Rolla drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rolla works to advance to full mount. Samson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Samson has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Rolla is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Samson up.
Rolla scores with punches to the body.
Samson is covering up but some of the strikes from Rolla are getting through and doing damage.

Rolla is working for a rear naked choke. Samson is not defending it well and Rolla has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Samson refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Samson's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rockin Rolla!