PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellic McCrae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ellic McCrae was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rosholt
vs
McCrae

185 cm
31
194 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

182 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Rosholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellic McCrae!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rosholts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rosholt stuns McCrae with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Rosholt.
Ellic McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosholt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCrae is fending him off so far but Rosholt persists. Nope, McCrae circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosholt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCrae's head backwards.
McCrae misses with a hook. Rosholt ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by McCrae. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCrae.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Rosholt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Rosholt catches McCrae right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCrae tries to clinch up.
McCrae shoots and misses
and Rosholt counters with a nice body shot.
McCrae throws an off balance right hand
and Rosholt counters with an inside leg kick.
McCrae swings widly with a right hand

so Rosholt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

McCrae is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rosholt defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosholt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt trying to control but McCrae is working from the bottom.

McCrae escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rosholt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McCrae keeping moving, preventing Rosholt from controlling successfully.
Rosholt is really struggling to control McCrae but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCrae is keeping the position for now.
Rosholt controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Rosholt.
Rosholt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCrae lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rosholt backs up against the cage.
McCrae shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rosholt counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Rosholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Rosholt or perhaps it was just good defense by McCrae which made him look bad.
McCrae moves out of range of the strikes.

Rosholt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McCrae's guard.
Rosholt wants to control from the top but McCrae keeps moving.

McCrae looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosholt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

McCrae throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rosholt escapes and throws McCrae's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McCrae is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rosholt connects with a decent elbow.
Rosholt is looking to take a break and control but McCrae is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on McCrae's face as Rosholt controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An elbow from Rosholt crashes against the mat.
Rosholt controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Rosholt 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.

McCrae is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rosholt.
Rosholt delivers a nice body kick.

Rosholt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McCrae is being controlled here.
McCrae dodges the ground and pound from Rosholt.
Rosholt lands a nice forearm strike.
Jake Rosholt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rosholt moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosholt landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae sneaks back into half guard.

Rosholt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McCrae is looking to improve his position.
McCrae is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rosholt 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.

McCrae has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rosholt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rosholt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rosholt trying to control the position from guard on top but McCrae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt distracts McCrae with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rosholt distracts McCrae with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rosholt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rosholt trying to control but McCrae is working from the bottom.
Rosholt throwing strikes from guard but McCrae blocks nicely.

McCrae throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rosholt throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rosholt controlling from the top position.
Rosholt looking to sit in guard and control but McCrae gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McCrae throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCrae with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Rosholt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McCrae swings widly with a right hand
and Rosholt counters with a nice body kick.
Rosholt scores with a sloppy right hand. McCrae should have avoided that one.
McCrae fails with a takedown attempt.
Rosholt scores with a hook to the body. McCrae takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Rosholt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Rosholt is looking for a kimura but McCrae is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rosholt to get the leverage.
McCrae tries to roll over but Rosholt keeps him under control.

McCrae looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McCrae has a hand on Rosholt's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rosholt takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rosholt with a couple of short strikes.
Rosholt with a couple of short strikes.
McCrae tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rosholt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
McCrae wants to control but Rosholt is having none of it.
Rosholt unloading with bombs!
McCrae is desperately trying to improve his position but Rosholt has a good base and remains in mount.
Rosholt landing strikes from the mount.
McCrae wants to control but Rosholt is having none of it.
Rosholt content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt dominating with strikes here.
Rosholt controlling the pace for now.
Rosholt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCrae looks a forlorn figure.
Rosholt with shots to the head and body - McCrae looks very uncomfortable down there.
McCrae is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae wants to hold on but Rosholt pushes him away.
Rosholt unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosholt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McCrae is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rosholt raining down shots from the mount!
McCrae is looking to improve his position but Rosholt isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Rosholt connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Rosholt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rosholt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Rosholt!