PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Dean Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalju Harju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rockefeller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kreator - Violent Revolution. Harju has chosen Hardwell - Spaceman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dean Rockefeller
vs
Harju

185 cm
21
152 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
159 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dean Rockefeller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalju Harju!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harju uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rockefeller.
Harju is looking to clinch but Rockefeller is avoiding it.
Harju darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harju throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harju checks a low kick from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harju moves away from the strike by Rockefeller.
Harju keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harju slips a jab from Rockefeller.
Harju tries to close the distance and clinch but Rockefeller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rockefeller tries to score with a low kick but Harju moves his leg out of the way.
Harju misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Harju closes the distance and pushes Rockefeller back into the cage.
A short right from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rockefeller tries a body shot but Harju blocks it.
Rockefeller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rockefeller has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rockefeller stops a takedown attempt from Harju.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rockefeller fails to land.

Harju wants the takedown. Rockefeller is fighting it off but Harju persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rockefeller's guard against the cage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harju wants to pass the guard but Rockefeller is keeping the position.
Harju preventing the sweep.
Rockefeller working a defensive guard here.
Harju stopping the sweep attempt from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harju manages to get himself to full guard.
Rockefeller preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rockefeller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rockefeller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harju trying to control the position.
Rockefeller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rockefeller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harju working a defensive guard here.
Rockefeller trying to control but Harju is working from the bottom.
Rockefeller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller trying to control the position from guard on top but Harju is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harju looking to control.
Harju lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rockefeller!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harju tries to control but Rockefeller wriggling away.
Harju sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rockefeller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rockefeller 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harju lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockefeller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rockefeller is looking to get to half guard.
Rockefeller taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockefeller sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Harju tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rockefeller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harju drops an elbow to the side of Rockefeller's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockefeller has hold of Harju's hands but Harju slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rockefeller tries to get to full guard but Harju has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kalju Harju will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rockefeller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harju throws a hook to the side of Rockefeller's head but Rockefeller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harju keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockefeller misses with a telegraphed body shot

so Harju counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harju wants to control from the top but Rockefeller keeps moving.
Harju keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rockefeller's head.
Harju trying to control but Rockefeller is working from the bottom.
Harju won't allow Rockefeller to sweep him here.

Rockefeller isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harju stacks Rockefeller on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harju!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller tries to bench press Harju off him but Harju keeps the position.
Rockefeller is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harju off and has taken his back!
Harju is trapped and Rockefeller is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Harju tries to break free.
Rockefeller missing with punches from the back.
Harju covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Harju is trying to break free.
Harju is still trying to improve position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Rockefeller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harju tries to escape but Rockefeller has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Harju covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Rockefeller is working the ground and pound. Can Harju escape?
Harju avoids the strikes from Rockefeller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harju just trying to survive but Rockefeller is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Harju rolls, trying to escape but Rockefeller keeps control of the position.
Rockefeller has Harju flattened out and is raining down punches.
Harju manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rockefeller's guard. Nice work there by Harju.
Kalju Harju has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rockefeller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rockefeller tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller is trying to control the position but Harju postures up.
Harju throws a big right hand that misses.
Harju seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rockefeller wants to sweep but no luck.
Harju looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rockefeller keeping moving, preventing Harju from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Harju misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Rockefeller blocks the leg kick.
Harju takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rockefeller throws a shot from downtown. Harju moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rockefeller misses the target.
Rockefeller shoots for a double leg takedown but Harju sprawls well. He's pushed Rockefeller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harju misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rockefeller cracks a nice hook into Harju's ribs.
A jab from Rockefeller misses.
Rockefeller blocks a jab.
Rockefeller connects with a right hand. Harju shakes it off.
Rockefeller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harju throws a combination that misses

and Rockefeller counters with a single leg into guard. Harju didn't expect that.
Harju wants to hit a switch here but Rockefeller passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Harju there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rockefeller cracks Harju with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Dean Rockefeller dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rockefeller moves out of range of the strikes.
Harju misses with an uppercut. Rockefeller saw that one coming.
Rockefeller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Rockefeller.
Harju wants to clinch up but Rockefeller keeps it at a distance.
Rockefeller throws a looping overhand right but Harju ducks down to avoid it.
Rockefeller connects with a nice looking jab.
Harju tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rockefeller wants to slow Harju down by chopping away at his legs.
Rockefeller scores with a leg kick.
Harju is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rockefeller.
Harju jabs Rockefeller right on the nose. Rockefeller blinks but takes it well.
Rockefeller throws a body punch but Harju moves out of range.
Harju showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harju stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harju wants it to stay on the feet.
Harju cracks Rockefeller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rockefeller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harju throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harju misses the shot to the body.
Harju scores with a jab to the body.
Harju lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rockefeller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harju is able to avoid easily.
Rockefeller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harju moves away.
Rockefeller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick from Rockefeller lands but Harju takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harju lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rockefeller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rockefeller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harju uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rockefeller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rockefeller.
A big left from Rockefeller misses.
Harju bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rockefeller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Rockefeller drives through with a takedown into Harju's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockefeller throws a big elbow that misses.
Harju has Rockefeller pulled in close to control his posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rockefeller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harju utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harju holds on and takes a little breather.
Harju wants to sweep here but Rockefeller controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harju pulls Rockefeller in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rockefeller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rockefeller lands a couple of elbows.
Rockefeller wants to control from the top but Harju keeps moving.
Rockefeller throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harju pulls Rockefeller in close to his closed guard and prevents Rockefeller from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rockefeller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harju looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rockefeller loads up on a big right hand but Harju slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harju misses with a low kick.
Rockefeller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harju defends well and Rockefeller ends up having to push Harju into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Harju scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harju can't find room to land a body shot as Rockefeller controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Dean Rockefeller clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harju cracks Rockefeller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Harju as Rockefeller shoots in.
Rockefeller looks to score with a jab to the body but Harju is just out of range.
Harju lands a two punch combo.
Harju walks into a stiff left hand from Rockefeller.
Harju throws a lazy right hand but Rockefeller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harju lands a nice shot to the body.
Harju uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller throws a body punch but Harju moves out of range.
Harju misses with a leg kick.
Harju jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rockefeller is looking to slow Harju down with leg kicks.
Rockefeller throws a hook but Harju avoids it easily.
Rockefeller cracks Harju with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harju lands a nice shot that snaps Rockefeller's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harju connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harju scores with a nice strike.
Decent striking displayed by Rockefeller there.

Harju has Rockefeller up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Harju.
Harju tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rockefeller.
Rockefeller has Harju pressed against the cage.
Harju tries for a takedown but Rockefeller manages to get underhooks.
Harju misses with the head strike.
Rockefeller wants to stall.
Harju goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Harju.
Rockefeller misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rockefeller.
Rockefeller has a couple of punches blocked by Harju.
Harju trying to control the position but instead, Rockefeller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harju into the cage.
Rockefeller tries a body shot but Harju blocks it.
Rockefeller tries to work over Harju's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harju throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Harju gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rockefeller is pressing down on Harju's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Rockefeller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harju defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harju is one step ahead there.
Harju chips away with some ground and pound.
Rockefeller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harju trying to control but Rockefeller postures up.
Rockefeller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harju defending well though.
Rockefeller looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harju is trying to get back to full guard.
Harju wants to control but Rockefeller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rockefeller controlling the pace.
Rockefeller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harju wants to control but Rockefeller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rockefeller trying to control from half guard but Harju is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kalju Harju will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rockefeller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harju lands a head shot.
An inside leg kick from Harju misses.
Rockefeller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harju thumps Rockefeller with a low kick.
Harju avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rockefeller just misses with a punch to the body.
James Dean Rockefeller is winning the standup battle so far.
Harju takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harju displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rockefeller throws out the jab.
Rockefeller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rockefeller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rockefeller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harju loads up on a big right hand but Rockefeller slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harju walks into a left hand.
Rockefeller slips under a jab.
Harju scores with a punch to the head.
Harju takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rockefeller lands a leg kick that knocks Harju off balance momentarily.
Rockefeller throws a series of strikes that have Harju backpedaling.
Rockefeller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rockefeller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rockefeller checks a low kick from Harju.
A jab from Harju misses.
Rockefeller misses with a wild combination.
Harju swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller misses with a lunging right hand

and Harju counters with a single leg into guard. Rockefeller didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockefeller lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harju!
Harju avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rockefeller.
Harju tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rockefeller unloading with bombs!
Harju keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Harju that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rockefeller with the ground and pound from mount.

Harju is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller prevents Harju from getting the reversal.
Harju is still in real trouble! Can Rockefeller finish him?
Rockefeller lands a big shot to the head and Harju winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Dean Rockefeller!
James Dean Rockefeller retains his featherweight title!
James Dean Rockefeller thanked the fans post fight for their support.