PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Rocil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linus Rydanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rydanovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: acdc - war machine. Rocky Rocil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rocil
vs
Rydanovic

170 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Rocil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Linus Rydanovic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Rydanovic.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up but Rocil circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rydanovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocil circles away.
Rocil keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Rocil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rydanovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Rocil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocil managing to block the knees to the body from Rydanovic.
Rydanovic tries to stall but Rocil uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rocil connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rydanovic's face.

Rocil breaks the clinch.
Rydanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rydanovic tries to clinch there but Rocil circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rydanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rocil swinging wilding here.
Rocil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rydanovic moves away.
Rydanovic wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydanovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocil circles away.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up.
Rocil misses with a double jab.
Rocil misses with a wild combination.
Rydanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rydanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocil swats away the attempt to clinch by Rydanovic.
Rydanovic is looking to clinch.
Rocil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rydanovic wants to clinch up but Rocil keeps it at a distance.
Rocil loads up on a big right hand but Rydanovic slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rocil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rydanovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rocil.
Rydanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocil lunges at Rydanovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rydanovic's hand.
Rocky Rocil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rydanovic is looking to clinch but Rocil is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Rocil.
Rocil goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rydanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rydanovic blocks a jab.
Rocil misses with a wild combination.
Rydanovic tries to clinch but Rocil moves out of range.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up.
Rydanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rocil keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rydanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up but Rocil circles away and keeps his distance.
Rydanovic is looking to clinch but Rocil is avoiding it.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up but Rocil circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocil looks to land a combination but Rydanovic avoids it well.
Rocil throws a jab when Rydanovic was well out of range.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up but Rocil circles away and keeps his distance.
Rydanovic moves away from the strike by Rocil.

Rydanovic has managed to clinch.
Rydanovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocil.
Rocil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rydanovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocil.
Rocil avoiding damage as Rydanovic throws knees to the body.
Rydanovic missing with knees to the body.
Rydanovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rydanovic looks gassed!

Rocil breaks from the clinch.

Rydanovic clinches.
Rocil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Rocil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rydanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocil throws a leg kick but Rydanovic moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rydanovic momentarily.
Rocil throws a right hand that Rydanovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Rydanovic also avoids with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rydanovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Rydanovic missing with knees to the body.
Rocil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rydanovic has him pressed against the cage.
Rocil scores a nice knee to the body.

Rocil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rydanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocil throws a shot to the body.
Rocil keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rydanovic wants to clinch.
Rydanovic dodges the punch combination from Rocil.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocil misses with a hook. Rydanovic ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rocky Rocil will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rydanovic tries to clinch there but Rocil circles away.
Rydanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rocil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rocil slow jab from Rydanovic misses its intended target.
Rocil keeps the fight on the outside.
Rydanovic moves in looking to clinch but Rocil pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Rocil misses.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up.
Rocky Rocil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rydanovic moves in looking to clinch but Rocil pushes him off.
Rydanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocil swats away the attempt to clinch by Rydanovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocil misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Rocil.
Rydanovic moves in looking to clinch but Rocil pushes him off.
Rocil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rydanovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydanovic wants to clinch up but Rocil keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rocil with a jab.
Rocil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rocil swats away the attempt to clinch by Rydanovic.
Rocil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rydanovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocil circles away.
Rydanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rydanovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up but Rocil circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rydanovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocil circles away.

Rydanovic clinches with his opponent.
Rydanovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocil.
Rocil blocks the elbow strike.
Rocil tries to break the clinch but Rydanovic is controlling the position.
Rydanovic missing with knees to the body.
Rydanovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rydanovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocil avoids the damage to the body.
Rydanovic missing with knees to the body.
Rydanovic missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rydanovic missing with knees to the body.
Rydanovic keeps control of Rocil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rocil managing to block the knees to the body from Rydanovic.
Rydanovic trying to land knees to the body.
Rocil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rydanovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rocil can't break the clinch.
Rydanovic tries to land a knee to the head but Rocil blocks with his arms.
Rydanovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocil.
Rydanovic tries a knee to the head but Rocil blocks it.
Rocil avoiding damage as Rydanovic throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rydanovic throws an elbow but misses.

Rocil breaks from the clinch.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up but Rocil circles away and keeps his distance.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up but Rocil circles away and keeps his distance.
Rydanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rydanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rydanovic clinches with his opponent.
Rydanovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocil.
Rydanovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocil.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rydanovic throws an elbow but misses.
Rocil managing to block the knees to the body from Rydanovic.
Rydanovic prevents Rocil from breaking the clinch.

Rocil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rydanovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocil.
Rydanovic is looking to clinch but Rocil is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rocil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rydanovic moves in looking to clinch but Rocil pushes him off.
Rocil keeps the fight on the outside.
Rydanovic slips a straight right by Rocil.
Rocil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rydanovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rydanovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rocil throws a right hand that Rydanovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Rydanovic also avoids with ease.
Rocil keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocil throws a series of strikes that have Rydanovic backpedaling.
Rocil swats away the attempt to clinch by Rydanovic.
Rocil throws a shot from downtown. Rydanovic moves away and avoids it.
Rocil misses with a series of wild punches.
Rydanovic tries to clinch there but Rocil circles away.

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.
Rocil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rocil throws a right and a left that Rydanovic avoids nicely.
Rydanovic tries to clinch but Rocil moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rydanovic.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rydanovic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rydanovic moves in looking to clinch but Rocil pushes him off.
Rydanovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Rydanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rydanovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rydanovic tries to clinch there but Rocil circles away.
Rydanovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rocil throws a series of punches but Rydanovic avoids them all with ease.
Rydanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocil throws a hook but Rydanovic blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rydanovic wants to clinch.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up but Rocil circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Rocil dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rydanovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rocil.
Rydanovic checks the leg kick.
Rydanovic tries to clinch but Rocil moves out of range.

Rydanovic has Rocil up against the cage in a clinch.
Rocil managing to block the knees to the body from Rydanovic.
Rydanovic crunches a lovely knee into Rocil's ribcage.
Rocil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocil managing to block the knees to the body from Rydanovic.
Stalling in the clinch from Rydanovic.
Rocil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rydanovic backwards.

Rocil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rydanovic is looking to clinch.
Rydanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rydanovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocil circles away.
Rydanovic is looking to clinch but Rocil is avoiding it.
Rydanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rydanovic moves in looking to clinch but Rocil pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocil throws a nice looking combination but Rydanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rydanovic tries to clinch but Rocil moves out of range.
Rocil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocil misses with an uppercut.
Rydanovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rydanovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rydanovic tries to clinch but Rocil is having none of it.
Rydanovic tries to clinch but Rocil moves out of range.
A jab from Rocil finds it's way through Rydanovic's defenses.
Rocil keeps Rydanovic at a distance using the push kick.
Rydanovic is looking to clinch but Rocil is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rocil.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up.
Rocil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rydanovic is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Rocil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rocil keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rydanovic slips a jab and a cross from Rocil.
Rydanovic slips a jab and a cross from Rocil.
Rydanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocil misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Rocil. No joy for Rydanovic on that attempt.

Rydanovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rydanovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocil.
Knees to the body from Rydanovic.
Rydanovic misses with a knee to the head.

Rocil breaks from the clinch.
Rocil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocil scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rocil misses the shot to the body.
Rydanovic tries to clinch up.
Rocil misses with a hook.
Rydanovic slips under a jab from Rocil.
Rocil swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rydanovic clinches up with Rocil and pushes him back against the cage.
Rydanovic missing with knees to the body.
Rocil managing to block the knees to the body from Rydanovic.
Rydanovic lands a knee to the body.
Rydanovic tries to stall but Rocil uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rydanovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rocil wants to get back to striking at distance but Rydanovic won't allow it.
Rydanovic looking to slow down the pace here.

Rocil breaks from the clinch.
Rydanovic is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rydanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rydanovic avoids a punch combination nicely.

Rydanovic has closed the distance and engaged Rocil in a clinch.
Rydanovic missing with knees to the body.
Rocil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocil tries to break the clinch but Rydanovic is controlling the position.
Rydanovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rydanovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocil.
Rydanovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocil avoids the damage to the body.
Rydanovic landing knees to the body.
Rydanovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocil avoids the damage to the body.
Rydanovic tries a knee to the head but Rocil blocks it.
Rocil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rydanovic landing knees to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rocil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rocil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rydanovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rocil misses with a leg kick.
Rydanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Rydanovic closes the distance and clinches.
Rydanovic looking to stall.
Rydanovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Rydanovic scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Rocil to work.
Rydanovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocil.
Rydanovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rocil avoiding damage as Rydanovic throws knees to the body.
Rocil avoiding damage as Rydanovic throws knees to the body.
Rydanovic is trying to stall.
Rydanovic missing with knees to the body.
Rocil tries to stall but Rydanovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rydanovic keeps control of Rocil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rocil avoiding damage as Rydanovic throws knees to the body.
Rocil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Linus Rydanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Rocil breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Rocil there.
Rocil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Linus Rydanovic.
I think Rocil has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Rocil!