PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cid Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Mota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Strife might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tool - Ticks and Leeches. Rolando Mota has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Strife
vs
Mota

183 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cid Strife!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rolando Mota!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mota misses.
Mota shoots in looking for a takedown. Strife tries to sprawl out of it but Mota keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Strife manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mota fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Strife uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mota.
Mota looks to land a right hand but Strife moved out of range.
Strife tries to clinch but Mota moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mota throws a hook but Strife avoids it easily.
Strife staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strife.
Mota shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strife pinned against the cage. Strife gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cid Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Mota.
Mota misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strife.

Strife has Mota up against the cage in a clinch.
Mota takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Rolando Mota has been cut.
Strife stops a takedown attempt from Mota.
Mota wants to get back to striking at distance but Strife won't allow it.
Mota is trying to force a seperation but Strife has the dominant position.
Mota is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Strife lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mota is trying to force a seperation but Strife has the dominant position.
Mota has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strife lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mota can't get the takedown.
Mota takes an elbow to the temple.
Strife crunches a lovely knee into Mota's ribcage.
Mota looks gassed!
Strife pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mota takes an elbow to the temple.
Strife lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Rolando Mota's cut even more.
Strife lands an elbow inside that Mota shrugs off.
Strife lands a nice elbow.
Strife lands an elbow inside that Mota shrugs off.
Mota goes for a takedown attempt but Strife pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mota throws a jab but it's blocked by Strife.

Strife fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mota, pushing him back against the cage.
Mota goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strife prevents it.
Strife lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Rolando Mota's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mota wants a takedown.
Strife lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strife lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Strife.
Mota has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strife prevents a takedown attempt there.
Strife lands an elbow that stopped Mota in his tracks for a moment.
Strife landing knees to the body.
Strife lands a nice elbow.

Rolando Mota's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Strife lands an elbow that stopped Mota in his tracks for a moment.
Strife landing knees to the head.
Strife pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Strife takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mota tries for a takedown but Strife manages to get underhooks.
Mota takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rolando Mota's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cid Strife!
Cid Strife retains his welterweight title!