PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Acadio Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocha's entrance music is Ninguém Regula a América - Rappa e Sepultura. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rocha
vs
De Ertu

175 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Acadio Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc De Ertu!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ertu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Ertu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Rocha drives through with a takedown into De Ertu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rocha slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
De Ertu 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.
Rocha's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rocha looking to pass the guard.
De Ertu is trying to keep Rocha in close.

We're going to have a standup here because Acadio Rocha wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Rocha drives through with a takedown into De Ertu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Ertu looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Ertu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rocha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Ertu is not content to let Rocha control the position.
De Ertu can't do much from the bottom here.
De Ertu tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Rocha tries for a kimura but De Ertu is defending well.
De Ertu is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu tries to strike but it doesn't land.

Rocha decides to stand back up.

Rocha clinches with his opponent.
De Ertu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Ertu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rocha fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Rocha has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Ertu is trying to stall.
De Ertu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocha.
Rocha can't get the takedown.
De Ertu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rocha just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Ertu trying to stall but Rocha improves his position.
De Ertu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rocha avoids it.
Rocha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Ertu to keep the fight standing.

De Ertu drags the fight down to the ground.
De Ertu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Rocha gets to his feet - De Ertu follows without any prompting.
De Ertu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rocha circles away.
Acadio Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc De Ertu.
De Ertu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Ertu wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rocha moves into the clinch.
De Ertu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rocha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rocha is trying to pull guard but De Ertu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
De Ertu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rocha is defending well.

Rocha jumps into guard, dragging De Ertu to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rocha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Ertu defends well.
De Ertu wants to get up but he can't break Rocha's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rocha keeping moving, preventing De Ertu from controlling successfully.
De Ertu preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Acadio Rocha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Ertu fails to land the takedown.

Rocha gets the takedown into side control.

Rocha stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rocha stuffs the takedown.

Rocha closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Ertu quickly recovers to half guard.
Rocha is trying to control. De Ertu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Ertu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rocha.
De Ertu won't allow Rocha to pass to mount.
De Ertu is not content to let Rocha control the position.

Rocha trying to work for an americana but De Ertu has managed to regain full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Ertu is trying to keep Rocha in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha throwing strikes but missing.
Rocha postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Ertu is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Ertu trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Ertu throwing strikes but missing.
Rocha throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rocha has an active guard here but De Ertu has managed to pass into half guard.
De Ertu trying to control from half guard but Rocha is working away.
Rocha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Ertu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Ertu's back!
De Ertu wants to control his opponent's hands but Rocha gets his hands free.
Rocha is hanging on to De Ertu's back as he tries to escape.
Rocha wants to control but De Ertu manages to buck him off and is now in Rocha's guard! Nice work there by De Ertu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu trying to control but Rocha is working from the bottom.

Rocha throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! De Ertu escapes and throws Rocha's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Ertu wants to stand but Rocha is controlling his arm.
Rocha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Ertu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Ertu trying to control the position but Rocha is working away.
Rocha is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu is looking to take a break and control but Rocha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Ertu grinds an elbow into Rocha's temple.

De Ertu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rocha has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rocha is trying to control De Ertu's posture but De Ertu avoids it.
Rocha taking a bit of punishment here - De Ertu scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rocha is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rocha struggling a bit here.
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 Acadio Rocha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

De Ertu tries to clinch there but Rocha circles away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rocha.
De Ertu dodges the ground and pound from Rocha.
Rocha throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
De Ertu is trying to improve his position.

Rocha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rocha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rocha takes a little break here. De Ertu wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
De Ertu parries the strikes from Rocha easily there. Rocha is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable De Ertu to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
De Ertu is not content to let Rocha control the position.
De Ertu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rocha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Ertu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Ertu.
De Ertu trying to keep a closed guard but Rocha is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
De Ertu has control of Rocha's left arm, preventing Rocha from doing any damage.
Rocha tries to free his leg and advance position but De Ertu is retaining full guard.
Rocha trying to control the position from guard on top but De Ertu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rocha is really struggling to control De Ertu but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Acadio Rocha has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Rocha scores with a takedown into De Ertu's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Ertu tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rocha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Ertu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rocha trying to control but De Ertu is working from the bottom.
Rocha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Ertu is keeping the position for now.
De Ertu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rocha swats away the attempt to clinch by De Ertu.
Rocha leaves De Ertu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from De Ertu enables Rocha to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Ertu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
De Ertu controls Rocha momentarily but Rocha frees himself.
Rocha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rocha wants to control from the top but De Ertu keeps moving.
De Ertu is trying to control the position from the bottom.

De Ertu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rocha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocha works a leg free and moves into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Acadio Rocha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rocha, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Acadio Rocha!
A very excited looking Acadio Rocha made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.