PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastard has chosen Hadouken - M.A.D as his entrance music. Tank Bastard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rothschild
vs
Bastard

188 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bancroft Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tank Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!

Rothschild drives through and clinches with Bastard against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rothschild just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bastard's brow.
Rothschild digs a right hand into Bastard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bastard's gas tank.
Bastard is looking to break free of the clinch but Rothschild has double underhooks.
Rothschild lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage.
Rothschild lands a knee to the head.
Bastard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rothschild cracks Bastard with a nice body shot.
Rothschild lands with a right to the head.
Rothschild lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Tank Bastard has been cut.
Rothschild prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Rothschild with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rothschild displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bastard up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
Bastard wants to get back to striking at distance but Rothschild won't allow it.
Rothschild lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
Bastard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rothschild tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rothschild effectively controlling the action here.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rothschild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bastard's defenses.
Rothschild with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bastard takes an elbow to the temple.
Rothschild scores with a knee to the head.
Rothschild lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
Bastard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.

Bastard is rocked!
Rothschild with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bastard is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Rothschild lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
Bastard looks gassed!
Rothschild is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rothschild scores with a knee to the head.
Bastard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bastard seems to have recovered his senses.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
Rothschild stalls.
Rothschild landing knees to the head.
Rothschild landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rothschild scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries to break the clinch but Rothschild is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
Rothschild landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Rothschild - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bastard wants to get back to striking at distance but Rothschild won't allow it.
Rothschild crunches a lovely knee into Bastard's ribcage.
Rothschild lands a nice knee to the body.
Rothschild lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rothschild with a knee to the head.
Come on Rothschild - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rothschild prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Rothschild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rothschild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rothschild scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rothschild unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rothschild lands an elbow inside that Bastard shrugs off.
Rothschild lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Rothschild.
Rothschild taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rothschild connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bastard's face.
Rothschild landing knees to the head.
Rothschild just leaning against Bastard, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rothschild scores with a knee to the head.
Rothschild prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Rothschild with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bancroft Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tank Bastard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.

Rothschild has Bastard up against the cage in a clinch.
Rothschild working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rothschild lands a knee to the body.
Rothschild lands a knee to the head.
Rothschild keeps control of Bastard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothschild scores a nice knee to the body.
Rothschild connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bastard's face.
Rothschild lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rothschild scores with a knee to the head.
Rothschild lands a nice knee to the body.
Rothschild lands a knee to the head.
Rothschild slows down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rothschild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rothschild.
Bastard is trying to break free.
Rothschild with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage.
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage.
Rothschild landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bastard is trying to break free.
Rothschild manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bastard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rothschild landing knees to the head.
Rothschild gets through Bastard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Rothschild.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard letting Rothschild take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
Rothschild has Bastard pushed against the cage.
Bastard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rothschild scores a nice knee to the body.
Rothschild has Bastard pushed against the cage.
Rothschild lands a nice knee to the body.
Rothschild leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rothschild working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bancroft Rothschild has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard takes an elbow to the temple.
Rothschild unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bastard fails to pull guard.
Rothschild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rothschild unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rothschild lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rothschild has Bastard pressed against the cage.
Rothschild scores a nice knee to the body.
Rothschild lands an elbow that stopped Bastard in his tracks for a moment.
Rothschild landing knees to the head.
Rothschild with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Rothschild landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rothschild unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rothschild connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bastard's face.
Rothschild lands a knee to the body.
Bastard being controlled against the cage.
Bastard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rothschild lands a nice knee to the body.
Rothschild crunches a lovely knee into Bastard's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Rothschild.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bancroft Rothschild dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tank Bastard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bastard tries to keep at a distance but Rothschild has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rothschild landing knees to the head.
Rothschild with a knee to the head.
Rothschild throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rothschild taking a breather.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage.
Rothschild lands a nice knee to the body.
Rothschild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bastard is looking to break free of the clinch but Rothschild has double underhooks.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage.
Rothschild stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rothschild connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bastard's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild landing knees to the body.
Rothschild stalling.
Rothschild connects with a knee to the head.
Rothschild landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothschild.
Rothschild with a knee to the head.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bastard can do to turn this around?
Rothschild connects with a knee to the head.
Rothschild unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rothschild unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rothschild takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rothschild connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bastard's face.
Bastard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a nice knee to the body.
Rothschild lands a nice knee to the body.
Bastard is looking to break free of the clinch but Rothschild has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
Bastard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rothschild tries to land a knee to the head but Bastard blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with an elbow strike.
Rothschild with a knee to the head.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch but Rothschild keeps him there for the moment.
Bastard blocks an elbow strike from Rothschild.
Bastard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rothschild is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rothschild with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rothschild throws an elbow but misses.
Rothschild prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Bastard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rothschild tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bastard tries to break the clinch but Rothschild is controlling the position.
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage.
Rothschild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastard tries to break the clinch but Rothschild is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rothschild throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rothschild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bastard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rothschild landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rothschild connects with a knee to the head.
Rothschild connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bastard's face.
Tank Bastard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothschild prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Rothschild landing knees to the head.
Rothschild keeps control of Bastard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bastard is looking to break free of the clinch but Rothschild has double underhooks.
Rothschild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rothschild lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rothschild lands a knee to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rothschild lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
Rothschild unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bancroft Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothschild looking to throw knees to the head but Bastard is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bancroft Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rothschild 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bancroft Rothschild!