PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy Aindreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollins comes to the cage accompanied by Everyday Normal Guy. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rollins
vs
Aindreas

178 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

194 cm
19
174 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murphy Aindreas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aindreas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rollins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rollins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aindreas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rollins misses with a low kick.
Rollins closes the distance but Aindreas moves to the side
and Aindreas counters with a three punch combo that has Rollins backing up. Rollins nods at Aindreas to acknowledge the strikes.
Aindreas swinging wilding here.
Rollins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aindreas counters with a series of strikes. Rollins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aindreas thuds his right hand into Rollins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rollins tries to clinch up.
Aindreas throws a right and a left that Rollins avoids nicely.
Rollins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aindreas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rollins tries to clinch there but Aindreas circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rollins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aindreas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rollins lunges at Aindreas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aindreas's hand.
Decent striking displayed by Aindreas there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rollins doesn't manage to clinch there - Aindreas circles away.
A head kick misses from Rollins.

Rollins rushes Aindreas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aindreas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rollins gets underhooks to prevent Aindreas's takedown attempt.
Aindreas is trying to break the clinch but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.

Rollins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rollins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rollins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rollins misses with a few strikes there.
Rollins tries to close the distance and clinch but Aindreas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Aindreas tries to keep at a distance but Rollins has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rollins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rollins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aindreas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rollins instigates a clinch.
Aindreas is looking to break free of the clinch but Rollins has double underhooks.
Rollins stalling against the cage.
Rollins lands an elbow inside that Aindreas shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rollins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rollins scores a nice knee to the body.
Rollins with a knee to the head.
Aindreas looks gassed!
Rollins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rollins scores a nice knee to the body.
Rollins scores a nice knee to the body.
Rollins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rollins lands an elbow just above Aindreas 's eye.
Rollins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rollins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rollins lands an elbow that stopped Aindreas in his tracks for a moment.
Rollins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aindreas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rollins lands a nice elbow.
Rollins stops a takedown attempt from Aindreas.
Rollins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aindreas is trying to break free.
Rollins lands an elbow that stopped Aindreas in his tracks for a moment.
Aindreas dodges an elbow strike from Rollins.
Rollins keeps control of Aindreas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rollins lands a damaging elbow.
Rollins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rollins keeps control of Aindreas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aindreas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.

Rollins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aindreas lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rollins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rollins clinches but Aindreas breaks the clinch
and Aindreas counters with a one-two to the body.
Rollins misses with a lunging right hand
and Aindreas counters with a stiff right hand.
Aindreas keeps the fight on the outside.
Rollins misses with a double jab
and Aindreas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aindreas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rollins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rollins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aindreas counters with a straight right hand.
Aindreas looks to score with a jab to the body but Rollins is just out of range.
Aindreas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rollins tries to clinch up.
Rollins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aindreas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aindreas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rollins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aindreas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aindreas fails to land with a series of punches.
Aindreas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Rollins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rollins wants to clinch
and Aindreas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Rollins has Aindreas up against the cage in a clinch.

Rollins breaks the clinch.
Aindreas blocks a head kick by Rollins.
Nice shot lands for Rollins.

Rollins moves into range and clinches up with Aindreas.
Rollins missing with knees to the body.
Aindreas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.
Rollins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rollins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aindreas takes an elbow to the temple.
Rollins avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aindreas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rollins.
Rollins throws an elbow but it misses.
Rollins throws an elbow but it misses.
Aindreas has Rollins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rollins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Rollins dominated that round.
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.

Aindreas lands a slapping body shot.
Rollins throws a head kick that misses.
Rollins blocks the body kick.
Rollins moves in looking to clinch but Aindreas pushes him off.
Rollins wants to clinch but Aindreas slips to the side
and Aindreas counters with a one-two to the body.
Aindreas closes the distance but Rollins moves to the side

and Rollins counters by clinching up.
Aindreas is looking to break free of the clinch but Rollins has double underhooks.
Rollins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rollins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Rollins - that landed with a thud.
Aindreas tries to break the clinch but Rollins is controlling the position.
Rollins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aindreas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rollins lands a hook that snaps the head of Aindreas backwards.
Rollins lands an elbow just above Aindreas 's eye.
Rollins lands a nice knee to the body.
Rollins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aindreas up against the cage.
Rollins gets through Aindreas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rollins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aindreas is breathing heavily.
Rollins stops a takedown attempt from Aindreas.

Rollins breaks from the clinch.
Rollins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aindreas counters with a three punch combo that has Rollins backing up. Rollins nods at Aindreas to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aindreas slips a jab and a cross from Rollins.
Rollins throws a combination that misses
and Aindreas counters with a nice uppercut.

Rollins gets a clinch.
Aindreas wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Rollins to work.
A body shot lands from Rollins.
Rollins crunches a lovely knee into Aindreas's ribcage.
Rollins digs a right hand into Aindreas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aindreas's gas tank.
Aindreas has had enough of the clinch but Rollins keeps him there for the moment.
Rollins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rollins lands a shoulder strike.
Rollins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aindreas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aindreas managing to block the knees to the body from Rollins.
Aindreas tries to score a body lock takedown but Rollins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Neil Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murphy Aindreas.
Aindreas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rollins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aindreas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aindreas wants to break free but Rollins has control.
Rollins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rollins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rollins throws an elbow but it misses.
Rollins tries to land knees in the clinch but Aindreas avoids the damage to the body.
Aindreas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rollins gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rollins has Aindreas pushed against the cage.
Aindreas wants to break free but Rollins has control.
Rollins is pressed up against the cage. Aindreas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rollins down to the mat. Rollins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rollins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aindreas works the jab nicely.
Rollins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Rollins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rollins lands an elbow that stopped Aindreas in his tracks for a moment.
Aindreas wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Rollins.
Rollins landing knees to the head.
Aindreas has had enough of the clinch but Rollins keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice elbow from Rollins.
Aindreas is trying to break free.
Rollins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rollins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aindreas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aindreas takes an elbow to the temple.
Aindreas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rollins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rollins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aindreas tries to break the clinch but Rollins is controlling the position.
Aindreas wants to break free but Rollins has control.
Aindreas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins lands an elbow inside that Aindreas shrugs off.
Aindreas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aindreas is trying to break free.
Aindreas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aindreas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rollins misses with an elbow over the top.
Aindreas prevents a body shot from Rollins.
Rollins stops a takedown attempt from Aindreas.
Aindreas wants to break free but Rollins has control.
Rollins keeps control of Aindreas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rollins slows down the pace here.
Rollins lands a nice elbow.
Aindreas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aindreas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aindreas takes an elbow to the temple.

Aindreas jumps guard.
Aindreas wants to stand and escape but Rollins is having none of it.
Aindreas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Rollins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aindreas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rollins, into his guard.
Aindreas wanted to stand there but Rollins had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Rollins has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Aindreas is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rollins.

Aindreas stands up.
Aindreas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Aindreas swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Rollins counters by moving into the clinch.
Rollins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aindreas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Rollins.
Rollins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rollins lands a nice elbow.
Rollins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aindreas jumps guard but Rollins stands there with Aindreas around his waist. Aindreas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rollins lands a knee to the body.
Aindreas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rollins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aindreas jumps guard but Rollins stands there with Aindreas around his waist. Aindreas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aindreas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aindreas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aindreas tries to break the clinch but Rollins is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Rollins dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rollins gets a clinch.
Rollins crunches a lovely knee into Aindreas's ribcage.
Rollins lands a damaging elbow.
Aindreas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rollins lands a nice knee to the body.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Rollins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rollins moves in looking to clinch but Aindreas pushes him off.
Rollins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rollins misses with a left hand
and Rollins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rollins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rollins closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Aindreas is rocked!
Neil Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rollins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aindreas is still on wobbly legs! Can Rollins finish him?
Rollins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aindreas counters with a straight right hand.
Aindreas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aindreas seems to have recovered his senses.
Rollins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rollins closes the distance and clinches.
Rollins stalling the fight.
Rollins lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Aindreas can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rollins.
Nice elbow from Rollins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rollins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aindreas's face.
Rollins looking to throw knees to the head but Aindreas is blocking nicely.
Aindreas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rollins.
Aindreas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aindreas tries to break the clinch but Rollins is controlling the position.
Rollins prevents the takedown attempt.
Rollins keeps control of Aindreas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aindreas has had enough of the clinch but Rollins keeps him there for the moment.
Aindreas wants to break free but Rollins has control.
Rollins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rollins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Rollins.
Aindreas fails to pull guard.
Aindreas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rollins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Neil Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murphy Aindreas.
Rollins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rollins prevents Aindreas from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rollins.
Rollins crunches a lovely knee into Aindreas's ribcage.
Aindreas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.
Rollins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Aindreas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rollins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy Aindreas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rollins is looking to slow Aindreas down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins swats away the attempt to clinch by Aindreas.
Aindreas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aindreas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rollins counters with a two punch combo.
Aindreas keeps the fight on the outside.
Rollins throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Aindreas to counter with a crisp jab.
Rollins throws an off balance right hand
and Aindreas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aindreas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rollins's hands.
Rollins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aindreas. That did some damage!
Rollins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rollins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Aindreas counters with a two punch combo.
Aindreas tries to clinch but Rollins moves out of range.
Aindreas lands a nice shot that snaps Rollins's head back.

Rollins has Aindreas up against the cage in a clinch.
Rollins keeps control of Aindreas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aindreas is trying to break the clinch but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.
Aindreas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rollins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aindreas throws a combination that misses
and Rollins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aindreas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Danga de danga de dang - Aindreas scores with a four punch combination!
Rollins misses with a combination
and Aindreas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Neil Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aindreas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Rollins clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rollins.
Aindreas wants to get back to striking at distance but Rollins won't allow it.
Aindreas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.
Aindreas tries for a takedown but Rollins manages to get underhooks.
Aindreas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aindreas jumps guard but Rollins stands there with Aindreas around his waist. Aindreas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Neil Rollins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rollins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aindreas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rollins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aindreas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aindreas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aindreas is trying to break free.
Aindreas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aindreas dodges an elbow strike from Rollins.
Aindreas looking for a takedown.
Aindreas can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aindreas wants a takedown.
Aindreas tries to break the clinch but Rollins is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rollins.
Rollins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rollins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aindreas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rollins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rollins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aindreas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rollins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins lands an elbow inside that Aindreas shrugs off.
Rollins lands a nice elbow.
Rollins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rollins.
Rollins lands with a short shot to the head.

Aindreas breaks the clinch.
Rollins tries to clinch but Aindreas moves out of range.
Rollins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aindreas counters with a nice body shot.
Rollins misses with a body kick.
Aindreas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rollins's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aindreas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rollins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aindreas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rollins.
Murphy Aindreas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aindreas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Rollins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rollins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Rollins!