PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chase Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vega has chosen Distimia-Never Again as his entrance music. Vincent Vega will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rollins
vs
Vega

185 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
28
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chase Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Vega!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins drops his hands momentarily and Vega takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rollins throws an overhand right that lands on Vega's shoulder, as Vega tries to avoid the shot.
Vega looks to throw the jab but Rollins is out of range.
Vega moves out of range of the strikes.
Vega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rollins.
Rollins dodges the punch combination from Vega.
Vega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Vega is looking to clinch.
Vega throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rollins's waist but Rollins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vega off to one side.
Vega thows a body shot but no joy.
Vega throws a nice looking combination but Rollins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vega misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rollins counter with a right hand.
Vega sizes up Rollins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rollins moves away.

Vega feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rollins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vega!
Rollins raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rollins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vega tries to hold on but Rollins postures up.
Vega is working to get back to half guard.
Rollins is landing with some decent strikes but Vega is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rollins lands a heavy elbow.
Rollins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vega wants to hold on but Rollins pushes him away.
Vega working to try and regain half guard.
Rollins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vega is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega is working to get back to half guard.
Vega manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vega is looking for a sweep. Rollins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rollins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vega wants to get back to full guard but Rollins has mounted him!
Rollins breaks from Vega's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vega working to try and regain half guard.
Vega wants to control but Rollins is having none of it.
Rollins lands with some strikes.
Vega really wants to buck Rollins off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vega tries to lock up and control but Rollins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rollins lands a big elbow.
Rollins looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vega can't escape the position.
Rollins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rollins trying to control but Vega is having none of it.
Vega in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rollins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins controlling his opponent.
Vega working to try and regain half guard.
Vega wants to control but Rollins is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rollins avoids the attempt from Vega to control.
Rollins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rollins landing shots from mount.
Vega is looking to improve his position but Rollins isn't that keen on the idea.
Vega is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Rollins dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vega is bucking up trying to escape but Rollins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vega tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rollins controlling the position easily from mount.
Rollins scoring with strikes but Vega is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Rollins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rollins doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rollins.
Vega uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rollins has time to react.
Rollins thows a body shot but no joy.
Rollins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vega connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rollins. Rollins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rollins slips under a jab.
Rollins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rollins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vega lands a nice shot that snaps Rollins's head back.
Vega throws a lazy uppercut

and Rollins counters with a takedown into side control.
Vega tries to improve position but can't.
Rollins working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vega manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vega is thwarting Rollins's attempts to control the position.
Vega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rollins's head.
Vega not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins is trying to control but can't.
Rollins regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rollins is on top in guard.
Chase Rollins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vega is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vega keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully.
Vega tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rollins wants to pass the guard but Vega is keeping the position.
Vega trying to keep a closed guard but Rollins is proving a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rollins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a two punch combination.
Vega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rollins.
A punch combination from Vega misses.
Vega lands a two punch combo.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vega as he avoids it easily.
Rollins scores with a jab.
Rollins ducks under a wild hook from Vega.
Rollins dodges the punch combination from Vega.
Vincent Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Vega manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rollins on his heels. He'll look to pass Rollins's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rollins is on top in guard.
Rollins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vega is controlling Rollins's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rollins is one step ahead there.
Vega trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Vincent Vega hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rollins slips under a jab.
Vega shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rollins but Rollins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Vega or perhaps it was just good defense by Rollins which made him look bad.
Rollins is looking to slow Vega down with leg kicks.
Rollins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Rollins moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins wants to stall.
Vega working aggressively here.
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rollins is pressed up against the cage. Vega has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rollins down to the mat. Rollins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chase Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Vega.
Rollins throws a right hand that Vega ducks under and follows up with a left that Vega also avoids with ease.
Vega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rollins.
Vega looks to throw the jab but Rollins is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rollins.
A big right from Vega misses.

Rollins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vega napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rollins is looking to take a break and control but Vega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vega sneaks back into half guard.
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 Chase Rollins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rollins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rollins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rollins slips under a jab from Vega.
Rollins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Rollins - just one landing.
Vega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rollins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rollins takes one to the side of the head.
Rollins throws a low kick but Vega avoids it.
Vega throws an overhand right that lands on Rollins's shoulder, as Rollins tries to avoid the shot.
Rollins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vega thows a body shot but no joy.
Vega throws an overhand right that lands on Rollins's shoulder, as Rollins tries to avoid the shot.
Rollins misses the shot to the body.
Vega misses with a straight right.
Rollins misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega looks to score with a jab to the body but Rollins is just out of range.
Rollins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vega swings for the body but Rollins moves out of range.
Vega just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Vega misses.
Rollins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rollins ducks under a wild hook from Vega.
Vega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Vega - just one landing.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vega.
A big right from Rollins misses.
Vega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rollins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rollins looks to land a right hand but Vega moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Vega misses the target.
Rollins is looking to chop away at Vega's legs.
Vincent Vega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vega connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rollins. That's going to slow Vega down.
Rollins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vega checks it well.
Vega lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rollins at a distance.
Rollins sizes up Vega with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rollins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vega.
Rollins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Rollins.
Vega fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vega. Rollins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rollins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Rollins closes the distance and pushes Vega back into the cage.

Rollins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vega fails with the takedown
and Rollins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vega is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vincent Vega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rollins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vega controlling Rollins's posture.
Rollins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rollins.
Vega is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rollins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Vincent Vega hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vega slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rollins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rollins throws out the jab.
Vega misses with an uppercut. Rollins saw that one coming.
Vega misses with a looping left.
Vega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rollins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throws a hook but Vega blocks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rollins.
Vega misses with a double jab.
Vega listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega fails in his attempt to clinch.

Vega looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rollins has Vega pulled in close to control his posture.
Rollins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vega throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rollins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chase Rollins.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rollins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Rollins!
Chase Rollins took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.