PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Rold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thai Tanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rold
vs
Tanic

168 cm
21
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrique Rold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Tanic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanic was well out of range. Poor timing from Rold.
Rold attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rold misses with a head kick.
Rold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanic moves away.
Tanic moves in looking to clinch but Rold pushes him off.
Rold swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanic.
Some bone on bone action there as Tanic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tanic shoots in for a takedown but Rold shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rold thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rold looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanic is just out of range.
Tanic shoots in looking for a takedown. Rold tries to sprawl out of it but Tanic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rold manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rold paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanic shoots for a takedown but Rold saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Enrique Rold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thai Tanic.
Rold misses with a wild body shot.
Rold fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tanic on the side of the head.
Rold is looking to wear down Tanic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tanic thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rold shoots in for a takedown but Tanic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rold takes a swing at Tanic's ribcage but misses.
No luck for Tanic with that takedown attempt.
Tanic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanic checks the leg kick.
Good work by Tanic as he checks the leg kick.
Rold scores with a shot to the body.
Tanic blocks a low kick nicely.

Tanic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanic is adopting a defensive guard.
Rold wants to control from the top but Tanic keeps moving.
Tanic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rold throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanic trying to strike off his back.

Tanic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rold wants to pass the guard but Tanic is keeping the position.
Rold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rold advances to half guard.

Rold is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tanic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tanic looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanic is looking for a sweep. Rold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tanic moves into full guard.
Tanic can't keep his opponent in guard - Rold advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tanic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Tanic is defending against the submission attempts here by Rold.
Tanic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rold is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tanic sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rold is pressing down on Tanic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tanic is holding on for now.
Rold lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrique Rold dominated that round.
That's time! Rold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rold displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanic.
Rold shoots in looking for a takedown but Tanic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thai Tanic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanic wants to clinch up but Rold keeps it at a distance.
Tanic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tanic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Enrique Rold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thai Tanic.
Tanic slaps away a takedown attempt from Rold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rold loads up on a big right hand but Tanic slips the punch.
Thai Tanic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rold manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tanic on his heels. He'll look to pass Tanic's guard now, I'm sure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanic keeping moving, preventing Rold from controlling successfully.
Tanic pulls Rold in close to prevent any damage.
Rold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Rold drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tanic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tanic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tanic!
Enrique Rold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Tanic goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rold rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tanic's guard! Nice work there by Rold!
Rold working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rold passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rold 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.
Rold works to advance to full mount. Tanic defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tanic has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Rold's lack of action.

Rold is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tanic sees it coming and defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanic is refusing to be controlled, as Rold sits in half guard.
Rold thows a huge punch but Tanic dodges it nicely.
Tanic is in trouble now - Rold has advanced to mount!
Tanic wants to hold on but Rold pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rold lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tanic hang on?

Tanic is rocked!
Tanic tries to hold on but Rold postures up.
Tanic is still in real trouble! Can Rold finish him?

Rold looking for a guillotine from mount but Tanic is having none of it.
Tanic is working to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tanic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rold postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Tanic badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Rold around the waist but Rold pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Rold is the winner by TKO! Rold jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrique Rold!
Enrique Rold retains his featherweight title!