PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taye Silcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamir Rolofzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silcic's entrance music is Jedi Mind Tricks-Kublai Khan. A fine choice. Hamir Rolofzki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silcic
vs
Rolofzki

193 cm
22
260 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
232 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taye Silcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamir Rolofzki!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silcic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rolofzki swats away the attempt to clinch by Silcic.
Rolofzki tries to clinch up but Silcic circles away and keeps his distance.
Silcic tries to clinch up but Rolofzki circles away and keeps his distance.
Rolofzki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Rolofzki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rolofzki lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Silcic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rolofzki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolofzki tries to free his leg and advance position but Silcic is retaining full guard.
Silcic 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silcic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silcic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silcic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rolofzki trying to hold on to Silcic's head to control him but Silcic postures up.
Rolofzki is looking for a sweep. Silcic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rolofzki is trying to stand.
Rolofzki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rolofzki trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolofzki striking off his back but it's not causing Silcic any problems.

Rolofzki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silcic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silcic stands and throws Rolofzki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silcic working away.
Silcic tries to move to mount but Rolofzki blocks the move with his legs.
Rolofzki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silcic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Silcic decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silcic is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silcic misses with a straight right.
Silcic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Rolofzki. Those never looked like landing.
Silcic slips a jab and a cross from Rolofzki.

Rolofzki moves into the clinch successfully.

Silcic pulls Rolofzki into guard.
Silcic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silcic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silcic is breathing heavily.

Silcic looking for a guillotine here but Rolofzki defends easily.
Rolofzki trying to control but Silcic is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silcic controls Rolofzki momentarily but Rolofzki frees himself.
Rolofzki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rolofzki trying to control the position from guard on top but Silcic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silcic uses the cage to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolofzki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silcic as he jumps to the side.
Silcic stuffs the takedown attempt from Rolofzki. Rolofzki gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hamir Rolofzki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silcic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silcic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silcic stuffs the takedown.
Silcic throws a nice looking combination but Rolofzki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rolofzki lands a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rolofzki.
Silcic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rolofzki is defended easily by Silcic.
Taye Silcic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamir Rolofzki.
Silcic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silcic throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silcic tries to sprawl but Rolofzki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rolofzki trying to control the action but Silcic is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hamir Rolofzki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rolofzki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rolofzki throws a head kick that misses.
Rolofzki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silcic's head backwards.
Taye Silcic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silcic tries to clinch but Rolofzki is having none of it.
Rolofzki throws a low kick but Silcic avoids it.
Rolofzki has his takedown stuffed

and Silcic counters by moving into the clinch.
Silcic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rolofzki gets underhooks to prevent Silcic's takedown attempt.
Rolofzki tries to score a body lock takedown but Silcic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silcic breaks from the clinch.
Hamir Rolofzki seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Silcic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silcic unloads with some shots from mount but Rolofzki bucks and avoids them well.
Taye Silcic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silcic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rolofzki wants to hold on but Silcic pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolofzki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rolofzki trying to control but Silcic is working from the bottom.
Rolofzki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rolofzki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silcic keeping moving, preventing Rolofzki from controlling successfully.
Rolofzki throws and elbow that misses. Silcic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rolofzki's guard. Nice move by Silcic!
Silcic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rolofzki is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silcic wants to control from the top but Rolofzki keeps moving.
Rolofzki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silcic puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silcic is thwarting Rolofzki's attempts to control the position.
Rolofzki wants to get back to his feet.
Rolofzki is refusing to be controlled, as Silcic sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolofzki is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamir Rolofzki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Silcic. No joy for Rolofzki on that attempt.
Silcic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rolofzki circles away.
Rolofzki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silcic lands with a nice combination. Rolofzki backs away looking to recover.
Rolofzki wants to clinch.
Silcic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rolofzki pinned against the cage. Rolofzki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rolofzki shoots in but no luck this time.
Rolofzki misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolofzki throws a shot from downtown. Silcic moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silcic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silcic looking for a sweep. Not yet Silcic, not yet.
Rolofzki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rolofzki trying to control but Silcic is working from the bottom.

Rolofzki stands up from Silcic's guard - Rolofzki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silcic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taye Silcic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silcic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rolofzki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rolofzki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silcic as he jumps to the side.
Rolofzki scores with a jab.

Rolofzki forces Silcic back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silcic prevents the takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silcic as Rolofzki tries to tie him up.
Rolofzki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silcic smiles and moves away.
Silcic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rolofzki momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silcic shoots in looking for a takedown. Rolofzki tries to sprawl out of it but Silcic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rolofzki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Rolofzki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolofzki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silcic is trying to get back to half guard.
Hamir Rolofzki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolofzki is looking to take a break and control but Silcic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silcic is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rolofzki is looking to take a break and control but Silcic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hamir Rolofzki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rolofzki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamir Rolofzki!