PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Stram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Rockzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockzo has chosen I'm Just a Rock 'n' Roll Clown -by- Doctor Rockzo as his entrance music. Taylor Stram could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doctor Rockzo's chin.

Stram
vs
Rockzo

185 cm
24
168 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

178 cm
28
169 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Stram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Rockzo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stram stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Rockzo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rockzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rockzo looks to land a strike but Stram avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockzo trying to control but Stram is working from the bottom.
Rockzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rockzo advances position into side control!

Rockzo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rockzo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stram tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Rockzo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stram has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rockzo but great work by Stram.

Stram tries for a kimura but Rockzo is defending well.

Stram thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockzo sneaks back into half guard.
Rockzo tries to get to full guard but Stram has control of the leg.
Stram thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rockzo's head.
Rockzo is looking for a sweep. Stram is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Stram is trying to work for a kimura but Rockzo is defending well.
Rockzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rockzo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stram is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stram has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stram stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rockzo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rockzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stram forces his way into half guard.

Stram is looking for a kimura but Rockzo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stram to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockzo moves into full guard.
Stram lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockzo pulls Stram in close to prevent any damage.
Stram stands up over Rockzo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stram is in close to Rockzo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rockzo controlling Stram's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stram distracts Rockzo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rockzo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stram!
Stram is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rockzo tries to control but Stram wriggling away.
Rockzo landing strikes from the mount.
Stram really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rockzo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rockzo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stram's face.
Stram manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rockzo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stram has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stram punching from the bottom.

Rockzo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stram doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rockzo.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stram won't allow Rockzo to pass to mount.

Rockzo is looking for a kimura but Stram is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rockzo to get the leverage.
Stram lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stram is trying to control but can't.

Rockzo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stram defends it well.
Rockzo uses his free foot to push down on Stram's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stram.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doctor Rockzo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stram looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stram misses with a takedown attempt - Rockzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rockzo.
Stram closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rockzo circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Stram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stram throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rockzo's waist but Rockzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stram off to one side.
Stram fails to land the takedown.
Stram shoots in for a double leg but Rockzo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stram shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Rockzo counter with a right hand.

Rockzo moves into the clinch.
Rockzo is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Stram gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Stram is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rockzo is just riding it out for now. Stram eventually gives up the hold.
Rockzo is pressing down on Stram's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rockzo, not yet.

Rockzo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stram defends it easily.
Rockzo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stram's guard.

Rockzo has gone for a leg lock! Stram slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rockzo's guard.
Rockzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stram lands a couple of elbows.

Rockzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Rockzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stram doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stram manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stram throws a big right hand that misses.
Rockzo looking to control.
Rockzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stram wants to hold on but Rockzo pushes him away.
Rockzo landing strikes from the mount and Stram is in trouble!
Rockzo avoids the attempt from Stram to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rockzo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rockzo lands a nice shot to the head.

Rockzo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Stram tries to improve his position but instead Rockzo has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rockzo working for the choke.
Stram wants to control his opponent's hands but Rockzo gets his hands free.
Stram is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rockzo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
You can see the frustration on Stram's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Rockzo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Stram is defending well though. Rockzo let's go of the attempt for now.
Rockzo is working the ground and pound. Can Stram escape?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rockzo is persistently looking for the submission but Stram is defending it well.
Stram takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Stram turns into Rockzo and is now in his guard.
Stram sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rockzo's guard.
Rockzo trying to hold on to Stram's head to control him but Stram postures up.
Rockzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stram.

Stram is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rockzo defends it well.

Stram is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Stram is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Rockzo to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doctor Rockzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rockzo throws out a loose jab but Stram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stram shoots for a double leg takedown but Rockzo sprawls well. He's pushed Stram's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stram shoots and misses

and Rockzo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stram!

Stram defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rockzo.

Rockzo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stram has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stram reaches up to try and control the position but Rockzo seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Stram rolls and tries to escape and now Rockzo has his back!
Stram covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Stram turns into Rockzo and is now in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stram postures up and lands a big shot to Rockzo's brow.

Stram is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rockzo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rockzo has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockzo postures up in Stram's guard and throws a big left but Stram blocks it.
Stram tries to strike from the bottom.
Rockzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Stram has wrist control.
Rockzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Stram is retaining full guard.
Rockzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rockzo trying to control but Stram is working from the bottom.
Stram 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.
Rockzo stands and throws Stram's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Stram's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stram is trying to get back to half guard.
Rockzo scores with punches from side control.

Rockzo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rockzo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stram is looking for a sweep.

Rockzo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rockzo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rockzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rockzo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stram can't do much from the bottom here.

Rockzo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stram has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rockzo but great work by Stram.
Doctor Rockzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rockzo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Stram working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Stram is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rockzo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stram looks up at the clock and then as Rockzo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stram smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Stram tries for a kimura but Rockzo is defending well.
Rockzo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stram's best efforts.
Rockzo tries to get to full guard but Stram has control of the leg.
Rockzo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockzo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stram's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rockzo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stram has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rockzo has managed to get both his arms back between Stram's legs - danger averted.
Taylor Stram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Rockzo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stram is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rockzo, into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Rockzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rockzo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Rockzo!
Post fight, Doctor Rockzo stared into the camera and said 'Woooooo!The Rock 'n' Roll Clown wins again. Ah-ka-ka-ka-yeah!Dr. Rockzo wants Jacobs I want that title. Now who wants to get some cocaine with Dr. Rockzo?!'.