PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenov comes to the ring accompanied by Linkin Park - Bleed it Out. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brendan Roll was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kamenov
vs
Roll

189 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
20
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grisha Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brendan Roll!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Roll!
Kamenov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kamenov throws a sloppy head kick and Roll moves out of range easily.
Kamenov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamenov darts in trying to clinch
and Roll counters with a body kick.
Roll keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kamenov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roll counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Roll moves away
enabling Roll to counter with a crisp jab.
Kamenov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kamenov wants to clinch but Roll slips to the side
and Kamenov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll avoids the head kick by Kamenov.
Kamenov fails with the takedown
and Roll counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grisha Kamenov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamenov is breathing heavily.
Roll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Roll moves away
and Roll counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Roll misses with a head kick.
Kamenov closes the distance but Roll moves to the side
and Roll counters with a solid body kick.
Kamenov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roll throws a head kick but Kamenov moves out of range.
Roll throws a front kick aimed at Kamenov's knee but Kamenov avoids it well.
A big right from Kamenov misses.
Kamenov closes the distance but Roll moves to the side
and Roll counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Roll moves away
and Roll counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roll looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kamenov avoids the head kick by Roll.
Roll looks to land a body kick but Kamenov moved away.
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!
Roll throws a big shot that misses.
Kamenov moves out of range as Roll throws a body kick.
Kamenov wants to clinch but Roll slips to the side
and Roll counters with a good low kick that Kamenov was not able to check.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Roll moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roll throws a body kick that misses.
Brendan Roll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roll throws a head kick but Kamenov moves out of range.
Kamenov closes the distance but Roll moves to the side
and Roll counters with a good, hard body kick but Kamenov shrugs it off.
Kamenov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov scores with a head kick. Roll tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roll scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamenov closes the distance but Roll moves to the side
and Roll counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kamenov's knee momentarily.
Kamenov avoids the head kick by Roll.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roll lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kamenov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kamenov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grisha Kamenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kamenov moves into the clinch.
Roll is trying to break the clinch but Kamenov is controlling him.
Kamenov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kamenov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kamenov throws an elbow that misses.
Kamenov throws an elbow but it misses.
Roll has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Roll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Kamenov misses
and Roll counters with a low kick, right behind Kamenov 's knee.
A head kick misses from Kamenov.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Roll moves away
and Roll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamenov avoids the head kick by Roll.
Roll swinging wildly here.
Kamenov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roll counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kamenov misses with a takedown
and Roll counters with a body kick.
Kamenov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamenov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roll counters with an outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roll.
Kamenov wants to clinch
and Roll counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Roll dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kamenov forces Roll back against the ropes and clinches.

Roll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamenov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roll counters with a low kick, right behind Kamenov 's knee.
Kamenov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kamenov throws a lazy body kick
and Roll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roll turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses.
Roll moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roll is looking to chop away at Kamenov's legs.
Roll scores with a head kick. Kamenov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roll blocks a head kick by Kamenov.
Kamenov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kamenov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll throws a body kick that misses.
Kamenov avoids the head kick by Roll.
A lazy left from Kamenov finds it's target.
Kamenov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roll counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kamenov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roll lands a jab.
Roll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roll misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Roll there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kamenov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamenov tries to clinch
and Roll counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Kamenov misses
and Roll counters with a body kick that stops Kamenov in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roll tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Roll is having none of it.
Kamenov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roll counters with a thumping low kick.
Kamenov tries to clinch
and Roll counters with a good, hard body kick but Kamenov shrugs it off.
Roll looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamenov is just out of range.
Kamenov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roll throws the kick towards the body but Kamenov avoids it.
Kamenov tries to clinch
and Roll counters with a body kick that stops Kamenov in his tracks momentarily.
Kamenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamenov wants to clinch
and Roll counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Grisha Kamenov has been cut.
Kamenov moves to clinch but Roll breaks away
and Roll counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kamenov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kamenov moves to clinch but Roll breaks away
and Roll counters with a nice body kick.
Roll connects with an inside leg kick.
Kamenov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roll makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kamenov really felt that one!

Kamenov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Roll was covering up waiting for the punch and Kamenov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roll has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov wants to control from the top but Roll keeps moving.
Roll wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kamenov wants to clinch
enabling Roll to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Roll showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grisha Kamenov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kamenov tries to clinch up
and Roll counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kamenov wants to clinch
and Roll counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roll tries to bum rush Kamenov with a series of wild strikes but Kamenov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Roll 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kamenov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roll avoids the head kick by Kamenov.
Kamenov moves to clinch but Roll breaks away
and Roll finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Roll misses with a low kick.
Roll avoids the head kick by Kamenov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Roll.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roll counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kamenov's knee momentarily.
Kamenov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roll pinned against the ropes. Roll gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roll dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamenov. That did some damage!
Roll tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamenov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamenov looks to clinch
and Roll counters with an outside leg kick.
Kamenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamenov moves out of range as Roll throws a body kick.
Roll throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brendan Roll is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kamenov.
Kamenov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamenov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grisha Kamenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamenov has his takedown stuffed
and Roll counters with a body kick.
Kamenov tries to clinch up
and Roll counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kamenov thinking.
Roll connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamenov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roll counters with a body kick that stops Kamenov in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll throws a body kick that misses.
Roll finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Roll.
Both fighters circling a little - Roll finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kamenov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kamenov checks the leg kick.
Roll changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamenov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roll lands with an overhand left.
Roll throws a chopping leg kick but Kamenov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roll misses the shot to the body.
Roll lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kamenov takes a step back to recover.
Roll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roll lunges at Kamenov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kamenov's hand.
Kamenov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Roll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roll misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grisha Kamenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamenov throws a lazy head kick
and Roll counters with a good, hard body kick but Kamenov shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roll throws a push kick but Kamenov slaps the foot to one side.
Roll throws a head kick that misses.
Kamenov moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamenov wants to clinch but Roll slips to the side
and Roll counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Roll misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roll fakes the leg kick and cracks Kamenov in the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Roll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roll winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Roll!
Brendan Roll thanked the fans post fight for their support.