PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bolten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldi Rolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldi Rolf acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bolten
vs
Rolf

188 cm
26
175 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

185 cm
26
182 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Bolten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronaldi Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bolten misses with a head kick.
Rolf lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Joey Bolten has been cut.
Bolten drops his hands momentarily and Rolf takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Bolten has managed to clinch.
Rolf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolten is defending well for now.
Bolten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rolf missing with knees to the body.
Rolf trying to land knees to the body.
Rolf throws an elbow but it misses.
Rolf trying to land knees to the body.
Rolf lands a left hand.
Rolf misses with a knee strike.
Bolten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rolf misses with an elbow strike.
Bolten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolten with a knee to the head.
Bolten avoids the elbow strike from Rolf, against the cage.
Rolf trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolf tries a knee to the head but Bolten blocks it.
Bolten missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolten managing to block the knees to the body from Rolf.
Bolten blocks an uppercut.
Bolten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolten tries to land knees in the clinch but Rolf avoids the damage to the body.
Bolten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rolf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rolf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rolf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bolten misses with a knee to the head.
Rolf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolten is defending well for now.
Bolten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rolf blocks it with crossed arms.
Rolf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rolf lands a damaging elbow.
Rolf missing with knees to the body.
Rolf looking to throw knees to the head but Bolten is blocking nicely.
Rolf lands an elbow inside that Bolten shrugs off.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rolf avoids it.
Bolten trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rolf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bolten's brow.
Bolten managing to block the knees to the body from Rolf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolten is defending well for now.
Bolten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rolf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bolten successfully pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Rolf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bolten has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rolf has managed to get both his arms back between Bolten's legs - danger averted.
Rolf trying to control but Bolten is working from the bottom.
Rolf looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bolten is looking for a triangle but Rolf pushes his legs off easily.
Bolten keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
Rolf might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bolten kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bolten is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rolf is aware though and is defending well.
Rolf looking to sit in guard and control but Bolten gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rolf is on top in guard.
Rolf with a flurry of punches that miss.

Bolten has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rolf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rolf wants to control from the top but Bolten keeps moving.
Rolf with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bolten is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Bolten escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rolf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bolten looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rolf has picked Bolten up and slammed him! Bolten can't keep hold of the triangle and Rolf manages to pass to side control!
Rolf working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolten is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Bolten's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rolf is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rolf trying to control the position but Bolten is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rolf thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rolf landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldi Rolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Bolten's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rolf throws out a loose jab but Bolten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolten tries to clinch but Rolf is having none of it.
Rolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolten is just out of range.
Rolf missing with a left hand there. Bolten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ronaldi Rolf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bolten moves in looking to clinch but Rolf pushes him off.
Bolten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rolf closes the distance and clinches.
Rolf avoiding damage as Bolten throws knees to the body.
Bolten avoiding damage as Rolf throws knees to the body.
Rolf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rolf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolten trying to land knees to the body.

Bolten manages to pull guard.
Bolten keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rolf throws a big right hand that misses.
Bolten keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bolten working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rolf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rolf manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rolf chips away with some ground and pound.
Rolf pushes down on Bolten's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Bolten looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Rolf is trying to work for a kimura but Bolten is defending well.

Rolf is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bolten sees it coming and defends easily.
Bolten trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bolten looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rolf trying to control from half guard but Bolten is working away.
Bolten has hold of Rolf's hands but Rolf slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bolten trying to control but Rolf postures up.
Rolf slips a nice elbow through Bolten's hands, connecting with Bolten's forehead.

Rolf is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolf lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ronaldi Rolf has got the better of the ground game so far.

Rolf is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rolf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolten is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Rolf there.
Rolf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bolten does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rolf has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rolf landing strikes from the mount.
Rolf lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bolten is trying to escape the mount.
Bolten tries to hold on but Rolf pushes him away.

Rolf looking to secure an arm triangle but Bolten defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf tries to control but Bolten wriggling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rolf prevents Bolten from getting the reversal.
Rolf breaks from Bolten's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bolten is looking to get to half guard.
Rolf fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Bolten is rocked!
Bolten is desperately trying to improve his position but Rolf has a good base and remains in mount.
Oh Bolten is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rolf scoring with strikes but Bolten is staying in there.
Rolf postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bolten badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Rolf around the waist but Rolf pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Rolf is the winner by TKO! Rolf jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronaldi Rolf!