PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Bullworth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullworth Jr comes into the arena with Copperhead Road by Steve Earle blaring out of the sound system. Antonio Rollins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bullworth Jr
vs
Rollins

191 cm
24
257 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

195 cm
26
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Bullworth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins misses with a takedown
and Bullworth Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rollins wants to clinch

so Bullworth Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rollins controls Bullworth Jr momentarily but Bullworth Jr frees himself.
Bullworth Jr lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rollins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bullworth Jr looking to pass the guard.
Bullworth Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bullworth Jr 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.
Bullworth Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bullworth Jr preventing the sweep.
Bullworth Jr controlling from the top position.
Bullworth Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bullworth Jr works over Rollins with some ground and pound from guard.
Rollins is trying to control the position but Bullworth Jr postures up.
Bullworth Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bullworth Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullworth Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Rollins working for a triangle but Bullworth Jr defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bullworth Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullworth Jr is working Rollins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bullworth Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bullworth Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Bullworth Jr postures up in Rollins's guard and throws a big left but Rollins blocks it.
Bullworth Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Rollins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bullworth Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rollins looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bullworth Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rollins can't keep his opponent in guard - Bullworth Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Bullworth Jr.
Bullworth Jr is looking to take a break and control but Rollins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bullworth Jr works his way into full mount!
Bullworth Jr controlling from mount.
Bullworth Jr dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullworth Jr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bullworth Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bullworth Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rollins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bullworth Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bullworth Jr working Rollins over with strikes here.
Bullworth Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rollins throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullworth Jr cracks Rollins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bullworth Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rollins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Bullworth Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rollins wants to clinch up but Bullworth Jr keeps it at a distance.
Rusty Bullworth Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Bullworth Jr moves out of range.
Rollins tries to clinch there but Bullworth Jr circles away.
Bullworth Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rollins can do to turn this around?
Bullworth Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Rollins. Rollins gets slowly back to his feet.
Rollins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bullworth Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Rollins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bullworth Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rusty Bullworth Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rollins.

Bullworth Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullworth Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rollins is breathing heavily.
Bullworth Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rollins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rollins punching from the bottom.
Bullworth Jr is trying to control. Rollins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bullworth Jr trying to control the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rollins trying to control but Bullworth Jr postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rusty Bullworth Jr just wasn't active enough.
Rollins tries to clinch but Bullworth Jr moves away

and Bullworth Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rollins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bullworth Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Rollins pushes Bullworth Jr off looking to stand but Bullworth Jr dives back in and keeps control.
Bullworth Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bullworth Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bullworth Jr controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bullworth Jr connects with a nice short shot to Rollins's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rollins trying to hold on to Bullworth Jr's head to control him but Bullworth Jr postures up.
Bullworth Jr is nestled in close to Rollins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bullworth Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rollins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bullworth Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bullworth Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bullworth Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bullworth Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rollins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bullworth Jr working over Rollins with some ground and pound. Rollins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullworth Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bullworth Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rollins is not content to let Bullworth Jr control the position.
Bullworth Jr drops an elbow to the side of Rollins's head.
Bullworth Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bullworth Jr trying to mount his opponent but Rollins defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullworth Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rollins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Bullworth Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bullworth Jr tries to bum rush Rollins with a series of wild strikes but Rollins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bullworth Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Rollins misses with a takedown attempt

and Bullworth Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bullworth Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bullworth Jr connects with a nice short shot to Rollins's temple.
Bullworth Jr working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullworth Jr working Rollins over with strikes.
Bullworth Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Rollins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bullworth Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Bullworth Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bullworth Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Rollins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bullworth Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Rollins is rocked!
Bullworth Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rollins is still in real trouble! Can Bullworth Jr finish him?
Rollins seems to have recovered his senses.
Rollins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bullworth Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bullworth Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bullworth Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Bullworth Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bullworth Jr is thwarting Rollins's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullworth Jr working over Rollins with some ground and pound. Rollins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rollins taking some punishment here, with Bullworth Jr in his half guard.
Bullworth Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bullworth Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rollins wants to get back to full guard.
Bullworth Jr winds up and cracks Rollins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bullworth Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rollins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bullworth Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bullworth Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bullworth Jr in particular looking to stall.
Bullworth Jr working Rollins over with strikes.
Rollins has hold of Bullworth Jr's hands but Bullworth Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bullworth Jr slips a nice elbow through Rollins's hands, connecting with Rollins's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullworth Jr tries to stand and escape but Rollins is controlling the position.
Bullworth Jr controlling the action here.
Bullworth Jr wants to free his trapped foot but Rollins is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bullworth Jr is looking to take a break and control but Rollins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rollins is in trouble now - Bullworth Jr has advanced to mount!
Bullworth Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Rollins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullworth Jr working Rollins over with strikes here.
Bullworth Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Antonio Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rusty Bullworth Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bullworth Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Bullworth Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bullworth Jr 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Bullworth Jr!
Rusty Bullworth Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.