PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kren Litzke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Litzke has chosen Feuer Frei by Rammstein as his entrance music. Kren Litzke told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Roland
vs
Litzke

200 cm
29
290 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

190 cm
28
299 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Roland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kren Litzke!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litzke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roland swivels and escapes.
Litzke fails with a takedown attempt.

Roland shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Litzke manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Roland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roland preventing the sweep.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roland's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Roland preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antonio Roland.
Roland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Litzke takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Kren Litzke has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Litzke misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Litzke moves away from the strike by Roland.
Litzke lands a jab to Roland's midsection.
Roland tests Litzke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Litzke doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Roland counters with a takedown into side control.
Antonio Roland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kren Litzke.
Litzke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roland cracks Litzke with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Litzke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Litzke is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Litzke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Roland off and has taken his back!
Well, with Litzke on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Roland is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Litzke misses with an elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Roland covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Litzke is trying to stick to Roland's back but Roland is turning into Litzke. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Litzke's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Roland.
Litzke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Litzke 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.

Litzke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Litzke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roland defends it easily.
Litzke looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Litzke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Litzke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roland's guard.
Litzke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roland manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Litzke working to try and regain half guard.
Roland landing strikes from the mount and Litzke is in trouble!
Roland can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Litzke is looking to escape.
Roland lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litzke is working to get back to half guard.
Roland landing strikes from the mount and Litzke is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roland lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Litzke is trying to escape the mount.
Roland postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Litzke looks a forlorn figure.
Litzke can't escape the position.
Roland controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Litzke is desperately trying to improve his position but Roland has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Roland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Roland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kren Litzke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roland swinging wildly here.
Litzke has his takedown stuffed
letting Roland counter with a right hand.
Litzke throws the left hand but Roland avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Litzke. Beautiful body shot.
Roland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roland lands a body shot.
Roland misses the shot to the body.
Litzke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roland misses the shot to the body.
Litzke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roland.
Litzke is breathing heavily.
Litzke slips under a jab.
Roland misses the shot to the body.
Roland misses with a body punch
and Litzke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Litzke is trying desperately to land a takedown but Roland is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Litzke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Litzke shoots and misses
letting Roland counter with a right hand.
Antonio Roland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kren Litzke.
Litzke throws a right hand that Roland ducks under and follows up with a left that Roland also avoids with ease.
Kren Litzke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Litzke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roland moves away.

Roland closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Litzke quickly recovers to half guard.
Litzke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roland wants to take a breather but Litzke is having none of it.
Litzke wants to improve his position but Roland is controlling well.
Roland slips a nice elbow through Litzke's hands, connecting with Litzke's forehead.
Roland passes the guard and advances to mount!
Roland wants to control the pace but Litzke is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Litzke?
Litzke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Roland connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Litzke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roland landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Litzke is trying desperately to improve position.
Litzke is bucking up trying to escape but Roland cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Litzke is working to get back to half guard.
Litzke tries to hold on but Roland pushes him away.
Litzke is bucking up trying to escape but Roland cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland lands with some strikes.
Litzke is bucking up trying to escape but Roland cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Litzke can't escape the position.
Litzke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Litzke can do to turn this around?
Roland lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Litzke hang on?
A nice elbow there by Roland.
Antonio Roland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roland breaks from Litzke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Litzke in a bad spot here, taking shots 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!
Litzke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roland can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Litzke is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roland landing strikes from the mount and Litzke is in trouble!
Roland trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roland looking to finish Litzke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Litzke!
Roland lands a heavy elbow.
Roland landing punches.
Roland lands a heavy elbow.
Roland scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Litzke?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Litzke tries to reverse the position but Roland maintains control.
Roland lands with some strikes.
Litzke is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Roland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kren Litzke's cut.
That's time! Roland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Litzke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roland scores with a jab to the body.

Roland drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roland works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Litzke wants to get back to full guard.
Litzke is trying to maintain the position but Roland is very close to passing his half guard.

Roland gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Litzke throws a jab but it's blocked by Roland.
Roland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Roland looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Litzke!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Roland.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Litzke's face.
Litzke bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Litzke tries to free his leg and advance position but Roland is retaining full guard.
Litzke throws and elbow that misses. Roland uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Litzke's guard. Nice move by Roland!
Litzke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Roland got a little sloppy there for a moment and Litzke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roland has managed to get both his arms back between Litzke's legs - danger averted.
Roland keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Litzke's head.
Roland preventing the sweep.
Roland trying to control but Litzke is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Litzke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Litzke has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Roland has passed into side control.
Roland is putting a hurting on Litzke here, landing some big shots from side control.
Litzke is trying to improve his position.

Roland stands up and beckons Litzke to his feet.

Roland shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Litzke is trying to defend but Roland finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Litzke tries to roll over but Roland keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Roland wants to control but Litzke is keeping him busy.
Roland prevents Litzke from improving his position.
Roland is just content to waste time from the top position. Litzke takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Roland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Litzke is keeping the position for now.
Litzke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Litzke tries to control but Roland wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roland tries to hold on but Litzke pushes him away.
Litzke looking to control and managing it successfully.
Litzke lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Litzke is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Roland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roland 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Roland!