PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Nedroonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rolst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Nedroonson
vs
Rolst

187 cm
27
209 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

188 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Nedroonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Rolst!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolst on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nedroonson lands with a shot to the body.
Nedroonson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rolst was well out of range. Poor timing from Nedroonson.
Nedroonson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nedroonson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rolst.
Rolst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nedroonson.
Rolst just misses with a punch to the body.

Rolst darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nedroonson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nedroonson is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nedroonson pushes Rolst off but Rolst dives into side control.
Nedroonson tries to improve position but can't.
Rolst wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nedroonson keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nedroonson tries to escape but Rolst is in control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Rolst.
Nedroonson throws a body punch but Rolst moves out of range.
Rolst works the jab nicely.
Nedroonson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rolst works the jab nicely.

Nedroonson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rolst to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nedroonson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Finch Farm that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
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!
Nedroonson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rolst is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolst not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Mike Rolst has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rolst lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nedroonson swings for the body but Rolst moves out of range.
Rolst throws a right and a left that Nedroonson avoids nicely.
Mike Rolst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolst shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nedroonson but Nedroonson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nedroonson slips a jab and a cross from Rolst.
Rolst throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good exchange - Nedroonson coming out on top.
Nedroonson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rolst goes for a double leg but Nedroonson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nedroonson continues to drive forward.
Ivan Nedroonson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rolst.
Nedroonson is trying to break free.
Nedroonson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rolst keeps control of Nedroonson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolst jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nedroonson walks away with a smile on his face. Rolst gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nedroonson throws a series of punches but Rolst avoids them all with ease.
Rolst swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nedroonson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nedroonson ducks right into an uppercut from Rolst.
Rolst shoots in for a double leg but Nedroonson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rolst fails to land the takedown.
Nedroonson tries to bum rush Rolst with a series of wild strikes but Rolst uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rolst connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nedroonson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Nedroonson as Rolst shoots in.
Ivan Nedroonson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rolst.
Rolst shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nedroonson as he avoids it easily.
Rolst jabs Nedroonson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nedroonson ducks under a wild hook from Rolst.
Rolst lands the left hand.
Rolst misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rolst lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nedroonson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rolst takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nedroonson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolst scores with a hook to the body. Nedroonson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rolst dives in for a single leg takedown but Nedroonson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rolst is looking to break free of the clinch but Nedroonson has double underhooks.
Rolst is trying to push Nedroonson away but Nedroonson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nedroonson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rolst won't allow it.
Rolst tries for a takedown but Nedroonson manages to get underhooks.

Rolst breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nedroonson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rolst moves away.
Nedroonson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rolst.
Nedroonson lands a jab to the head.
Rolst lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big left from Nedroonson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nedroonson.
Nedroonson moves forwards but Rolst connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rolst changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nedroonson tries to avoid it but Rolst manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nedroonson to the ground. Nedroonson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nedroonson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rolst throws out the jab.
Nedroonson misses with a few strikes there.
Rolst slips under a jab.
Ivan Nedroonson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rolst closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nedroonson circles away.
Nedroonson takes a swing at Rolst's ribcage but misses.
Rolst fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rolst is breathing heavily.
Nedroonson misses the jab.
Nedroonson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rolst.
Nedroonson looks to throw the jab but Rolst is out of range.
Rolst is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nedroonson.
Mike Rolst is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nedroonson misses with a wild combination.
Rolst defending well as Nedroonson loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rolst.
Rolst getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mike Rolst seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nedroonson misses with a hook. Rolst ducked under it nicely.
Nedroonson scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Rolst.
Rolst closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nedroonson circles away.
Nedroonson scores with a nice right hand.
Rolst misses with a wild combination.
Rolst just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nedroonson. Rolst does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nedroonson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rolst moves away.
Rolst looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rolst misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nedroonson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nedroonson scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nedroonson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Rolst 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Nedroonson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nedroonson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Rolst. Those never looked like landing.
Nedroonson misses with a hook.
Nedroonson takes one to the side of the head.
Nedroonson throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Rolst counter with a right hand.
Rolst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nedroonson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nedroonson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nedroonson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Nedroonson.
Rolst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nedroonson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Rolst 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!

A cross from Rolst lands.
Rolst walks into a stiff left hand from Nedroonson.
Nedroonson throws a body punch but Rolst moves out of range.
Rolst bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Rolst misses.
Nedroonson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nedroonson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rolst is just out of range.
Rolst might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Horrible takedown by Rolst or perhaps it was just good defense by Nedroonson which made him look bad.
Rolst scores with a shot to the body.
Rolst swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rolst throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nedroonson's waist but Nedroonson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rolst off to one side.
Rolst drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rolst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rolst takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nedroonson misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nedroonson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rolst shoots in and drives through. Nedroonson sprawls well.
Ivan Nedroonson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rolst.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolst throws a series of punches but Nedroonson avoids them all with ease.
Nedroonson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rolst lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rolst looks for a takedown but Nedroonson sprawls well.
Nice jab there from Rolst.
Rolst has a takedown stuffed.

Rolst shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nedroonson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nedroonson is trying to control Rolst's posture but Rolst avoids it.
Nedroonson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ivan Nedroonson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nedroonson is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Nedroonson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ivan Nedroonson.
Nedroonson misses with a two punch combination.
Rolst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Nedroonson misses.
Rolst tries to bum rush Nedroonson with a series of wild strikes but Nedroonson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolst dodges the punch combination from Nedroonson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nedroonson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nedroonson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Nedroonson.
Nedroonson stuffs the takedown.
Rolst lands with a cross.
Rolst takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nedroonson misses with an uppercut.
Rolst moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rolst fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rolst uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nedroonson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rolst lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rolst.
Rolst throws a nice looking combination but Nedroonson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nedroonson swings for the body but Rolst moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Rolst - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolst listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nedroonson throws a hook but Rolst blocks it.
Rolst throws a combination that misses
and Nedroonson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nedroonson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rolst.
Nedroonson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rolst dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nedroonson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rolst's head.
Nedroonson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nedroonson misses with a double jab.
Nedroonson tries to move into range but Rolst moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nedroonson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolst throws a nice looking combination but Nedroonson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rolst shoots in looking for a takedown but Nedroonson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rolst's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nedroonson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolst manages to avoid it.
Mike Rolst is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rolst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Rolst.
I've got Rolst winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Rolst!
A very excited looking Mike Rolst rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.