PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Dittrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rood comes to the cage accompanied by -. Dittrich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Paint It Black". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rood
vs
Dittrich

182 cm
26
183 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
172 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Rood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Dittrich!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rood thows a body shot but no joy.
Rood swings widly with a right hand
and Rood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rood takes a swing at Dittrich's ribcage but misses.
Rood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dittrich lands with a shot to the body.
Rood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dittrich.
Rood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dittrich tries a low kick but Rood avoids it.
Rood misses with a lunging right hand
and Dittrich counters with a left to the body.
Rood checks a leg kick.
Dittrich checks the leg kick.
Dittrich connects with an inside leg kick.

Rood darts in and clinches Dittrich up against the cage.
Dittrich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dittrich is working Rood over against the cage.
Rood stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dittrich misses with a punch to the body.
Dittrich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dittrich throws a punch but it's blocked by Rood.
Dittrich trying to land knees to the body.
Dittrich looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Rood breaks from the clinch.
Rood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brad Rood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dittrich manages to avoid it.
Rood throws a hook to the side of Dittrich's head but Dittrich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rood dives in and grabs Dittrich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dittrich pushes down on Rood's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Dittrich.
Dittrich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dittrich wants to clinch up but Rood keeps it at a distance.
Dittrich checks a low kick from Rood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich scores with a jab.
Dittrich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rood is out of range.
Dittrich needs to keep his hands up - Rood had a free shot at his head there.
Rood tries to bum rush Dittrich with a series of wild strikes but Dittrich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rood.
Rood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dittrich.
Rood misses with a wild body shot.
Rood thows a body shot but no joy.
Dittrich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rood throws a looping overhand right but Dittrich ducks down to avoid it.
Dittrich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dittrich moves away.
Dittrich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rood as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rood throws a right hand that misses
and Dittrich counters with a nice uppercut.
Rood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dittrich moves away.

Dittrich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Rood.
Dittrich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rood stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dittrich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dittrich tries to work over Rood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rood unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Rood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dittrich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A leg kick checked by Dittrich.

Rood clinches up with Dittrich and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brad Rood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Dittrich.
Dittrich prevents a body shot from Rood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dittrich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dittrich.
Rood scores with a hook to the body.
Rood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dittrich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rood blocks it with crossed arms.
Dittrich lands with a left to the head.
Dittrich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dittrich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rood's elbow.
Dittrich blocks an uppercut.
Dittrich misses with a punch to the body.
Dittrich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dittrich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Dittrich.
Rood lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Rood.
Rood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dittrich misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dittrich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brad Rood will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rood scores with a nice right hand.
Rood lands a glancing blow to the side of Dittrich's head.
Dittrich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rood.
Rood avoids the head kick by Dittrich.
Rood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rood swings widly with a right hand
and Dittrich counters with a leg kick.
Rood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dittrich moves away.
Rood throws a hook but Dittrich blocks it.
Rood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rood throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dittrich moves into the clinch.
Dittrich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dittrich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Rood manages to break the clinch.
Rood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dittrich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brad Rood is winning the standup battle so far.
Dittrich tries to clinch but Rood moves out of range.
Rood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dittrich checks a low kick from Rood.
Dittrich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rood duly obliges.
Rood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dittrich tries to land a front kick but Rood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dittrich with a nice cross.
Dittrich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dittrich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rood throws a series of punches but Dittrich moves out of range.
Dittrich fails to land with a series of punches.
Dittrich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dittrich tries to score with a low kick but Rood moves his leg out of the way.
Rood avoids the body shot from Dittrich.
Rood misses with a hook.
A big left from Dittrich misses.
Rood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dittrich was well out of range. Poor timing from Rood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich is looking to land body kicks.
Good shot there by Dittrich.
Dittrich misses with a low kick.
Rood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dittrich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rood.
Rood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dittrich swivels and escapes.
Rood misses with a low kick.
Dittrich slips a jab and a cross from Rood.
Dittrich blocks a jab.
Rood looks to score with a jab to the body but Dittrich is just out of range.
Rood misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood tests Dittrich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dittrich lands with a nice body kick.
Dittrich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dittrich throws a leg kick but Rood moved away.
Dittrich throws the left hand but Rood avoids the punch easily.
Dittrich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rood swats away the attempt to clinch by Dittrich.
Rood throws out a leg kick but Dittrich moves out of range and Rood only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brad Rood will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Dittrich ducks under a wild hook from Rood.
Dittrich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rood.
Rood checks a low kick from Dittrich.
Rood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Rood misses its intended target.
Rood misses with a double jab
enabling Dittrich to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rood misses with a looping left.
Rood throws a right and a left that Dittrich avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick from Rood misses.
Rood scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dittrich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dittrich looks for a takedown but Rood sprawls well.
Dittrich tries to close the distance and clinch but Rood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dittrich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Dittrich.
Dittrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rood moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Dittrich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rood swats away the attempt to clinch by Dittrich.
Dittrich misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood throws a sloppy head kick and Dittrich moves out of range easily.
Rood avoids the head kick by Dittrich.
Rood misses with a hook.
Jan Dittrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dittrich checks a leg kick nicely.
Rood throws a leg kick but Dittrich moved away.
Rood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rood chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Dittrich has Rood up against the cage in a clinch.
Dittrich taking a breather.
Dittrich tries a body shot but Rood blocks it.
Dittrich scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Dittrich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Rood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dittrich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dittrich.
Dittrich has a couple of punches blocked by Rood.
A short left from Dittrich.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dittrich stalling in the clinch but Rood improves position.
Dittrich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rood backwards.
Dittrich misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dittrich.
Rood trying to stall but Dittrich improves his position.

Rood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rood tried to score with a low kick but Dittrich checks it.
Rood swings for the body but Dittrich moves out of range.
Dittrich wants to clinch.
Rood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brad Rood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dittrich manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood just misses with a punch to the body.
Rood lands the left hand.
Dittrich shoots for a takedown but Rood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Rood misses its intended target.

Dittrich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rood is trying to keep Dittrich in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dittrich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dittrich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dittrich postures up in Rood's guard and throws a big left but Rood blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Dittrich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brad Rood!