PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasa Delimar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rollins
vs
Delimar

183 cm
22
279 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
230 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kareem Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasa Delimar!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delimar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delimar closes the distance but Rollins moves to the side

and Rollins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rollins.
Rollins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rollins throwing strikes but missing.
Rollins is looking to work some ground and pound but Delimar has wrist control.

Delimar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rollins throws a strike but Delimar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rollins is pulling down on Delimar's head to control his posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delimar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delimar looking to pass the guard.
Delimar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rollins's guard.
Delimar stopping the sweep attempt from Rollins.
Rollins has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Delimar has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollins wants to control but Delimar postures up.
Rollins pushes Delimar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Delimar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rollins really is a fat lump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delimar is looking to take a break and control but Rollins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Delimar wants to stand but Rollins is controlling his arm.
Rollins wants to control but Delimar postures up.
Rollins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Delimar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Delimar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Delimar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Delimar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Delimar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Delimar looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delimar wants to stand but Rollins is controlling his arm.
Delimar working away.
Rollins regains half guard.
Delimar is thwarting Rollins's attempts to control the position.
Rollins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Delimar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Delimar's back!
Rollins cracks Delimar with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Delimar from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Delimar.
Delimar is in bad spot here.
Rollins landing with strikes.
Rollins is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Delimar. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins is punishing Delimar with strikes - can he finish him?!
Delimar wants to escape the position.
Delimar takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Rollins scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delimar grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Rollins scores with punches to the body.
Rollins scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Delimar is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Delimar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delimar goes for a double leg but Rollins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rollins continues to drive forward.

Rollins breaks from the clinch.
Delimar shoots and misses
and Rollins counters with a thumping low kick.
Delimar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rollins is fending him off so far but Delimar persists. Nope, Rollins circles away and we're back to standing.
Kareem Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasa Delimar.

Delimar gets a double leg takedown into Rollins's guard.
Rollins managing to control the position.
Delimar is breathing heavily.
Delimar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rollins 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 one minute gone in the round.
Rollins has his hands on Delimar's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delimar trying to control but Rollins is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rollins is adopting a defensive guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Kareem Rollins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Rollins has managed to clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Delimar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Delimar controls his hands.
Rollins can't break the clinch.
Delimar is trying to pull guard but Rollins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rollins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delimar's efforts to push away.
Delimar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rollins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Delimar letting Rollins take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delimar managing to block the knees to the body from Rollins.
Delimar is trying to stall.

Rollins has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Delimar uses from the top position.
Rollins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rollins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rollins is trying to keep Delimar in close.
Delimar looking to sit in guard and control but Rollins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Delimar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rollins landing with the ground and pound.
Rollins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rollins landing with the ground and pound.
Rollins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Delimar's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delimar wants to sweep but no luck.
Delimar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Rollins dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Delimar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Delimar.
Rollins leaves Delimar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Delimar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rollins is fending him off so far but Delimar persists. Nope, Rollins circles away and we're back to standing.
Kareem Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delimar misses with a takedown

and Rollins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kareem Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasa Delimar.
Rollins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Delimar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ground and pound from Rollins.
Rollins working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Rollins there.
Rollins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Delimar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Delimar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rollins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Delimar is looking to control Rollins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Delimar avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rollins connects with a nice short shot to Delimar's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rollins lands a nice short elbow.
Rollins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Delimar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Rollins.
Rollins slips a nice elbow through Delimar's hands, connecting with Delimar's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Rollins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rollins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delimar can do to turn this around?
Rollins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rollins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rollins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Delimar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rollins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Rollins there.
Delimar trying to hold on to Rollins's head to control him but Rollins postures up.
Rollins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delimar is trying to control but can't.
Delimar tries to kick Rollins off in order to stand up. Rollins Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Rollins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Delimar is trying to buck Rollins off.
Rollins lands some shots froms side control.
Rollins lands an elbow.
Delimar is trying to get back to half guard.
Delimar wants to get back to his feet but Rollins drags him back down.
Rollins in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins lands a few punches from side control.
Rollins is working Delimar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rollins working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delimar struggling a bit here.
Delimar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Delimar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rollins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delimar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sasa Delimar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kareem Rollins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rollins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Rollins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rollins, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Rollins!