PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Mctwist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shahrokh Dara Rostami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mctwist
vs
Dara Rostami

180 cm
34
283 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

205 cm
25
264 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Zipp Zapp(w. laundry:10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Mctwist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shahrokh Dara Rostami!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rostami moves in looking to clinch but Mctwist pushes him off.
Mctwist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mctwist is looking to clinch but Rostami is avoiding it.
Rostami tries to clinch up but Mctwist circles away and keeps his distance.
Mctwist tries to close the distance and clinch but Rostami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Rostami gets tackled into the cage by Mctwist. Mctwist maintains the clinch.
Mctwist is trying to break the clinch but Rostami has him pressed against the cage.
Mctwist letting Rostami take a breather here.
Rostami keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mctwist's efforts to push away.
Rostami prevents Mctwist from breaking the clinch.
Mctwist tries to work over Rostami's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mctwist blocking some punches.
Mctwist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mctwist is trying to force a seperation but Rostami has the dominant position.

Mctwist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rostami lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Oliver Mctwist has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rostami tries to close the distance and clinch but Mctwist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rostami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rostami tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mctwist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mctwist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostami tries to clinch up but Mctwist circles away and keeps his distance.
Mctwist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rostami throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rostami takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Mctwist closes the distance and pushes Rostami back into the cage.
Mctwist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rostami has him pressed against the cage.
Mctwist has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mctwist is trying to force a seperation but Rostami has the dominant position.
Mctwist wants to get back to striking at distance but Rostami won't allow it.
Rostami tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rostami misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rostami working aggressively here.
Mctwist tries to break the clinch but Rostami is controlling the position.
Mctwist is trying to push Rostami away but Rostami has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rostami throws a punch but it's blocked by Mctwist.
Rostami throws an elbow that misses.
Mctwist can't break the clinch.
Mctwist blocks a body shot from Rostami.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mctwist blocks a body shot from Rostami.
Mctwist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rostami keeps control of Mctwist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rostami creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rostami has Mctwist pressed against the cage, preventing Mctwist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rostami misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rostami has a couple of punches blocked by Mctwist.
Rostami lands a shoulder strike.
Mctwist tries to stall but Rostami uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Mctwist would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Mctwist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mctwist has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rostami is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Mctwist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mctwist throws a nice looking combination but Rostami bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mctwist misses with a wild combination.

Rostami has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rostami fails to land.
Rostami fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rostami tries a body shot but Mctwist blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rostami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rostami has a couple of punches blocked by Mctwist.
Rostami misses with a punch on the inside.
Mctwist is trying to break the clinch but Rostami is controlling him.
Mctwist blocks an uppercut.
Rostami throws a head punch that misses.
Mctwist has had enough of the clinch but Rostami keeps him there for the moment.
Mctwist has had enough of the clinch but Rostami keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Mctwist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mctwist tries to break the clinch but Rostami is controlling the position.

Mctwist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mctwist pushes Rostami up against the cage in a clinch.
Rostami digs a right hand underneath Mctwist's ribcage. Mctwist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mctwist.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mctwist has had enough of the clinch but Rostami keeps him there for the moment.
Mctwist looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mctwist is trying to break free.
Rostami scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rostami.

Mctwist manages to break the clinch.
Mctwist throws a sloppy head kick and Rostami moves out of range easily.
Mctwist fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mctwist gets tackled into the cage by Rostami. Rostami maintains the clinch.
Mctwist tries to break the clinch but Rostami is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Mctwist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mctwist is trying to break free.
Rostami misses with the head strike.
Mctwist blocking some punches.
A short left from Rostami.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mctwist can't break the clinch.
Rostami has Mctwist pressed against the cage, preventing Mctwist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rostami tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rostami makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mctwist is trying to break the clinch but Rostami is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shahrokh Dara Rostami dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Mctwist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mctwist keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mctwist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rostami paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rostami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rostami tries to clinch but Mctwist is having none of it.
Rostami misses with a low kick as Mctwist jumps back.
Mctwist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rostami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mctwist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rostami is looking to clinch.
Mctwist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rostami paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rostami takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rostami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mctwist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rostami tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mctwist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rostami fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rostami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rostami tries to clinch there but Mctwist circles away.
Mctwist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shahrokh Dara Rostami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rostami tries to clinch there but Mctwist circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rostami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctwist swats away the attempt to clinch by Rostami.
Rostami tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mctwist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mctwist tries to clinch up.
Rostami tries to clinch but Mctwist is having none of it.
Rostami tries to clinch there but Mctwist circles away.
Mctwist moves in looking to clinch but Rostami pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rostami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mctwist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rostami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rostami tries to clinch up but Mctwist circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliver Mctwist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mctwist swats away the attempt to clinch by Rostami.
Rostami tries to close the distance and clinch but Mctwist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mctwist tries to clinch but Rostami is having none of it.
Mctwist moves out of range as Rostami strikes.
Rostami keeps the fight on the outside.
Rostami tries to clinch but Mctwist moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostami moves in looking to clinch but Mctwist pushes him off.
Rostami tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mctwist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shahrokh Dara Rostami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mctwist's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mctwist duly obliges.

It looks like Shahrokh Dara Rostami has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rostami tries to clinch but Mctwist moves out of range.
Mctwist is looking to clinch but Rostami is avoiding it.
Mctwist wants to clinch.
Rostami doesn't manage to clinch there - Mctwist circles away.
Mctwist checks the leg kick.
We've been informed that Rostami has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rostami moves in looking to clinch but Mctwist pushes him off.
Rostami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mctwist swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mctwist instigates a clinch.
Mctwist has had enough of the clinch but Rostami keeps him there for the moment.
Mctwist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rostami has Mctwist pressed against the cage, preventing Mctwist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mctwist has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Mctwist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostami tries to clinch up but Mctwist circles away and keeps his distance.
Rostami swats away the attempt to clinch by Mctwist.
Rostami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mctwist moves away.
Rostami doesn't manage to clinch there - Mctwist circles away.
Rostami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rostami swats away the attempt to clinch by Mctwist.
Rostami circles away from the clinch attempt.

Mctwist clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mctwist.
Shahrokh Dara Rostami seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rostami tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rostami wants to stall.
Rostami lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mctwist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mctwist blocks an elbow strike from Rostami.
Mctwist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostami misses with the head strike.
Rostami misses with the head strike.
Mctwist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rostami fails to land.
Rostami tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mctwist is trying to break free.
Rostami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mctwist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rostami keeps control of Mctwist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mctwist has had enough of the clinch but Rostami keeps him there for the moment.
Rostami misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rostami.
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!
Rostami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mctwist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rostami looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mctwist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rostami swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rostami is trying to maintain a safe position but Mctwist gets an underhook and turns Rostami into the cage.
Mctwist throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shahrokh Dara Rostami will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rostami wants to clinch.
Rostami tries to clinch there but Mctwist circles away.
Mctwist tries to close the distance and clinch but Rostami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rostami keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rostami tries to clinch but Mctwist is having none of it.
Rostami swats away the attempt to clinch by Mctwist.

Rostami gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rostami avoids a wild elbow strike from Mctwist.
Rostami misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rostami fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rostami.
Rostami misses with a punch to the body.
Rostami misses with some punches.
Mctwist is trying to break the clinch but Rostami has him pressed against the cage.
Rostami misses with a punch to the body.

Mctwist breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctwist is looking to clinch.
Rostami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mctwist tries to clinch up.
Rostami missing with a left hand there. Mctwist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mctwist throws a nice looking combination but Rostami bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mctwist is looking to clinch but Rostami is avoiding it.
Rostami takes a swing at Mctwist's ribcage but misses.
Rostami takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rostami is looking to clinch.

Rostami clinches up with Mctwist and pushes him back against the cage.
Mctwist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rostami misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mctwist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mctwist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rostami swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rostami throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rostami keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mctwist's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Mctwist's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mctwist is trying to break the clinch but Rostami has him pressed against the cage.
Rostami misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Mctwist.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rostami has a couple of punches blocked by Mctwist.
Rostami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rostami throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mctwist tries to break free but Rostami pushes him back against the cage.
Mctwist looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mctwist is trying to break the clinch but Rostami has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rostami.
Rostami keeps control of Mctwist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mctwist looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mctwist blocks an uppercut.
Rostami throws a punch but it's blocked by Mctwist.
Mctwist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rostami misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliver Mctwist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rostami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mctwist's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostami swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mctwist lands with a short shot to the head.
Mctwist blocks an uppercut.
Rostami lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mctwist can't find room to land a body shot as Rostami controls the action.
Mctwist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rostami has a couple of punches blocked by Mctwist.
Mctwist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mctwist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mctwist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rostami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mctwist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rostami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rostami tries to clinch up.
Mctwist is looking to clinch.

Nice combo by Mctwist! Oh, that's hurt him - Rostami falls to the canvas and Mctwist follows him into side control.

Rostami is rocked!
Mctwist throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostami takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rostami is still in real trouble! Can Mctwist finish him?

That has opened up Shahrokh Dara Rostami's cut even more.
Mctwist staying calm.
Rostami seems to have recovered his senses.
Rostami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mctwist. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mctwist looks up at the clock and then as Rostami takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mctwist smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Mctwist showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rostami has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shahrokh Dara Rostami!
Shahrokh Dara Rostami thanked the fans post fight for their support.