PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Rommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comte De Turenne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rommel comes to the cage accompanied by The Game, 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It. The crowd seem to be enjoying De Turenne's choice of entrance music: Dark Tranquility- Final Resistance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rommel
vs
De Turenne

184 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
21
166 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes musicals

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Rommel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Comte De Turenne!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Turenne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rommel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Turenne with a poor takedown
and Rommel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Turenne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rommel.
Rommel lands a head kick!
De Turenne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Erwin Rommel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Comte De Turenne.

De Turenne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rommel regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Turenne won't allow Rommel to sweep him here.

Rommel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Turenne looking to pass the guard.

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

Rommel throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! De Turenne escapes and throws Rommel's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rommel wants to control but De Turenne postures up.
My spies in Sanitarium inform me that De Turenne has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rommel is looking to regain half guard here but De Turenne keeps moving and retains side control.
Rommel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rommel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
De Turenne is thwarting Rommel's attempts to control the position.
Rommel has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
De Turenne is controlling the pace.
De Turenne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rommel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rommel wants to control but De Turenne is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rommel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Turenne pulls his head out easily.
Rommel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rommel working a defensive guard but De Turenne manages to pass into side control anyway.
Rommel tries to buck De Turenne off but De Turenne is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rommel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rommel prevents De Turenne from standing back up.
De Turenne is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Rommel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rommel tries to pass to full mount but De Turenne defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rommel trying to control from half guard but De Turenne is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Rommel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Turenne with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rommel counters with a shoot takedown. De Turenne fights it but they end up in guard.
Rommel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rommel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rommel tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Rommel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Turenne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rommel controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rommel tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Rommel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Rommel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rommel trying to control the action but De Turenne is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rommel prevents De Turenne from escaping the position.
Rommel tries to stand but De Turenne is controlling his head.

Rommel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Turenne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Turenne managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rommel.

De Turenne sneaks out the side door and pushes Rommel away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Turenne.
Nice sprawl there from De Turenne as Rommel shoots in.
De Turenne with a poor takedown

and Rommel counters by clinching up.
Erwin Rommel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Comte De Turenne.
De Turenne lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rommel managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Turenne trying to land knees to the body.
Rommel avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
De Turenne tries to land knees in the clinch but Rommel avoids the damage to the body.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rommel is defending well for now.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rommel is defending well for now.
De Turenne trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Turenne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rommel is defending well for now.
Rommel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Turenne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rommel is trying to pull guard but De Turenne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rommel avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.

Rommel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rommel throws a strike but De Turenne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Rommel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

De Turenne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rommel counters by clinching up.
Rommel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rommel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rommel managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
Rommel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Turenne.
A shot in the inside from Rommel.
Rommel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rommel avoids it.
Rommel is trying to break free.
Rommel avoiding damage as De Turenne throws knees to the body.
Rommel managing to block the knees to the body from De Turenne.
Rommel tries a body shot but De Turenne blocks it.
Rommel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Turenne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rommel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Turenne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rommel avoids it.
De Turenne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rommel.
De Turenne missing with knees to the body.

Rommel has hold of one of De Turenne's legs. De Turenne is fighting the takedown attempt but Rommel gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rommel looking to pass the guard.
Rommel passes into half guard.
Rommel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Turenne is not content to let Rommel control the position.
Comte De Turenne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rommel 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.
Rommel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Turenne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

De Turenne makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rommel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for De Turenne!
Rommel tries to stand but De Turenne is controlling his head.
Rommel working the ground and pound.
Rommel wants to stand but De Turenne is controlling his arm.
Rommel tries to move into full mount but can't pass De Turenne's legs.
De Turenne taking a bit of punishment here - Rommel scoring with strikes.
Erwin Rommel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Turenne is pushing Rommel's head away, looking to escape. Rommel manages to hold on to the position though.
Erwin Rommel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rommel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Rommel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
De Turenne wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rommel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Turenne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Rommel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rommel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Rommel!
Erwin Rommel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.