PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Rockside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockside comes to the cage accompanied by m.o.v.e - Blast My Desire. Noah Ward will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rockside
vs
Ward

170 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Demonic Clothing

ev0lved Fight Gear
Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Kevin Rockside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Ward!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward wants to clinch up but Rockside keeps it at a distance.
Rockside dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rockside paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rockside swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ward wants to clinch up but Rockside keeps it at a distance.
Ward throws a push kick but Rockside slaps the foot to one side.
Rockside throws a hook but Ward blocks it.
Ward doesn't manage to clinch there - Rockside circles away.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Rockside pushes him off.
Ward shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rockside but Rockside pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Ward darts in and clinches Rockside up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ward breaks the clinch.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockside.
Rockside misses the shot to the body.
Rockside misses with a body shot.
Ward doesn't manage to clinch there - Rockside circles away.
Rockside takes a swing at Ward's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to clinch but Rockside is having none of it.
Rockside misses with a hook. Ward ducked under it nicely.
Rockside connects with the punch.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockside.
Ward doesn't manage to clinch there - Rockside circles away.
Ward blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Rockside throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ward looks to land a combination but Rockside avoids it well.
Noah Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockside misses with an uppercut.
Rockside misses with a body shot.
Ward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ward avoids the body shot from Rockside.
Rockside throws the left hand but Ward avoids the punch easily.
Ward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rockside throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rockside misses with a hook. Ward ducked under it nicely.
Rockside takes a swing at Ward's ribcage but misses.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Rockside pushes him off.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Rockside pushes him off.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Rockside swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rockside throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rockside fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ward shoots for a double leg takedown but Rockside sprawls well. He's pushed Ward's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rockside misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockside swats away the attempt to clinch by Ward.
Rockside throws a body punch but Ward moves out of range.
Ward tries to clinch there but Rockside circles away.
Rockside throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward is looking to clinch.
Rockside misses the shot to the body.
Rockside misses with a wild body shot.
Ward tries to clinch there but Rockside circles away.
Ward tries to clinch but Rockside is having none of it.
Ward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockside throws a looping overhand right but Ward ducks down to avoid it.
Rockside misses with a series of wild punches.
Rockside fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ward manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rockside misses with a looping left.
Rockside is looking to wear down Ward with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ward slips under a jab from Rockside.
Ward lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rockside takes a step back to recover.
Rockside throws out a loose jab but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockside just misses with a punch to the body.
A choreographed right hand from Rockside misses the target.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rockside connects with a looping right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rockside ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Kevin Rockside is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rockside throws a jab when Ward was well out of range.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Rockside dominated that round.
That's time! Rockside's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rockside looks to land a right hand but Ward moved out of range.
Ward fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rockside throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward tries to clinch up but Rockside circles away and keeps his distance.
Rockside lands a hook that stumbles Ward back into the cage. Rockside follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Ward to the canvas! Rockside pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Ward has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kevin Rockside!