PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Danze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danze comes to the cage accompanied by Handle ur Bizness by the Mash Out Possee. Rokka has chosen Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Danze
vs
Rokka

205 cm
32
270 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

188 cm
29
208 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition
Darkness

Darkness
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Danze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danze shoots for a double leg takedown but Rokka sprawls well. He's pushed Danze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Antero Rokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danze takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Danze moves away from the strike by Rokka.
Danze looks for a takedown but Rokka sprawls well.
Danze cracks Rokka with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Rokka misses.
Danze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rokka.
Rokka connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rokka circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Danze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Danze misses.
Danze swats away the attempt to clinch by Rokka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danze dives in and grabs Rokka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rokka pushes down on Danze's head and hops out.
Danze lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Danze misses its intended target.
Danze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Danze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rokka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danze misses with a wild combination.
Danze drops his hands momentarily and Rokka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Danze checks a leg kick.
Danze connects with a crisp jab.
Danze swings widly with a right hand
and Rokka counters with a low kick, right behind Danze 's knee.
Danze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Danze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rokka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danze's sensitive parts.
Antero Rokka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danze scores with a punch to the head.
We've been informed that Rokka has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rokka.
Rokka loads up on a big right hand but Danze slips the punch.
Rokka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Danze. That did some damage!
Rokka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rokka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danze looks to land a right hand but Rokka moved out of range.
And Rokka responds with a good body kick, but Danze manages to step out the way in time.
Danze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rokka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rokka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Rokka.
Rokka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rokka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rokka throws a leg kick which misses Danze's front leg but catches the back leg as Danze tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danze's sensitive parts.
Rokka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Danze takes a step back to recover.
Rokka throws a one two combo.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses.
Rokka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rokka scores with a head kick.
Danze ducks right into an uppercut from Rokka.
Nice shot by Danze.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Danze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rokka - the referee stops the clock and Danze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rokka. Danze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danze throws a hook but Rokka avoids it easily.
Danze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rokka.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rokka - that will leave a mark!
Rokka tries to score with a low kick but Danze moves his leg out of the way.
Danze tries to counter with a takedown but Rokka is quick to defend against it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rokka.
Danze avoids the head kick by Rokka.
Rokka throws a head kick that half lands.
Rokka lands a nice hook to Danze's body. Danze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danze blocks the body kick.
Rokka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rokka slips a straight right by Danze.
Danze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rokka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Danze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rokka scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Danze walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Rokka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rokka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Danze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danze tries for a takedown but Rokka circles away easily
and Rokka counters with an inside leg kick.
Rokka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Danze.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Danze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rokka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rokka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokka misses with a head kick.
Danze appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Danze throws a body shot but no joy.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Danze might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from Rokka both land. Nice combination.
Antero Rokka seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rokka.
Rokka 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.
Rokka slips a straight right by Danze.
Rokka thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick misses from Rokka.
Rokka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Rokka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danze, pushing him back against the cage.
Rokka struggles to land a body shot inside as Danze controls his hands.
Danze working aggressively here.
Danze is trying to drag Rokka to the mat but Rokka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Danze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rokka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rokka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danze will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body punch from Rokka - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rokka scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Rokka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokka digs a right hand into Danze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danze's gas tank.
Danze fails to pull guard.
Rokka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Danze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rokka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Rokka.
Rokka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rokka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danze tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rokka smiles and moves away.
Good leg kick by Rokka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rokka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A right-left combo lands from Rokka.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danze slips a straight right by Rokka.
Rokka scores with a hook to the body. Danze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danze just misses with a punch to the body.
Rokka tests Danze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rokka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danze drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rokka sprawls and moves away.
Rokka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rokka cracks the inside of Danze's front leg.
Rokka looks for the body kick but Danze saw that one coming.
Danze sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Danze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danze. Rokka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rokka shapes to counter with a head kick.
Danze lands with an uppercut that bounces Rokka off the cage and back into range.
Danze blocks a jab.
Danze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rokka. Danze shrugs it off though.
Rokka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danze blocks a jab.
Danze swings for the body but Rokka moves out of range.
Danze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rokka. That's going to slow Danze down.
Rokka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rokka lands with a good body shot.
Rokka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Rokka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rokka misses with a kick to the body.
Rokka scores with a head kick. Danze tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Danze misses with a hook. Rokka ducked under it nicely.
Rokka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Danze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rokka can pounce on him.
Danze lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Rokka.
Rokka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rokka thuds his shin into the meat of Danze's side.
Rokka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rokka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rokka.
Rokka connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokka lands with an uppercut that bounces Danze off the cage and back into range.
Danze swings for the body but Rokka moves out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Danze. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka connects with a solid leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Danze, as that shot connected.
Danze loads up on a big right hand but Rokka slips the punch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rokka. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rokka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rokka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danze feinted with a counter takedown.
Danze misses with a wild combination.
Rokka scores with a sloppy right hand. Danze should have avoided that one.
Rokka throws a hook to the side of Danze's head but Danze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danze half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Danze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokka connects with a body shot.
Rokka throws a leg kick which misses Danze's front leg but catches the back leg as Danze tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rokka thuds a left hand into Danze's body.
Rokka connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rokka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rokka.
An inside leg kick lands from Rokka.
Rokka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danze shoots in for a double leg but Rokka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Danze is defended easily by Rokka.
A good leg kick by Rokka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rokka, as that shot connected.
Rokka scoring well with a low kick there.
Danze misses with a straight left.
Rokka throws a front kick that sends Danze stumbling back into the cage.
Rokka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Danze throws a hook but Rokka avoids it easily.
Danze sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rokka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rokka scores with a leg kick.
Rokka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rokka moves out of range as Danze strikes.
A head kick from Rokka lands but Danze takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rokka, right into the meat.
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!
Rokka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Danze. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Rokka misses the target.
Danze throws a body shot but no joy.
Danze on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Danze blocks a head kick by Rokka.
Danze shoots in looking for a takedown but Rokka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Danze's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Danze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rokka chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Rokka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rokka lands a shot to the body.
Rokka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rokka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danze's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Rokka really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rokka throws a push kick but Danze slaps the foot to one side.
Rokka feints and then cracks Danze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Danze down.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses.
Rokka misses the shot to the body.
Rokka leaves Danze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rokka can pounce on him.
Danze throws a looping overhand right but Rokka ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokka.
Rokka moves out of range as Danze strikes.
Danze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rokka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka feints and then cracks Danze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Danze down.
Danze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rokka to score with a decent uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rokka - that will leave a mark!
Danze shoots in for a takedown but Rokka shows good takedown defense.
Rokka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Danze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rokka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rokka misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rokka. That's going to slow Danze down.
Rokka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Rokka.
Rokka is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rokka cracks the inside of Danze's front leg.
Rokka looks to score with a jab to the body but Danze is just out of range.
Danze moves out of range as Rokka throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka delivers a nice body kick.
No luck for Danze with that takedown attempt.
Rokka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Danze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rokka.
Rokka lands with a slapping head kick.
Danze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rokka.
Danze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Danze throws a hook but Rokka blocks it.
Danze looks to land a left hand but Rokka moved out of range nicely.
Rokka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rokka ducks right into an uppercut from Danze.
Danze thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danze shoots in but no luck this time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rokka.
Danze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rokka.
Rokka lands a nice looking body shot.
Rokka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rokka misses with a body kick.
Rokka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rokka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rokka scores with a jab. Danze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danze's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Danze throws a hook but Rokka avoids it easily.
Danze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rokka.
Rokka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Danze will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Rokka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rokka slips under a jab.
Rokka fakes the leg kick and cracks Danze in the body.
Rokka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rokka ducks under a wild hook from Danze.
Rokka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rokka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danze was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokka.
Rokka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rokka stuns Danze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rokka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danze.
Rokka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danze throws an overhand right that lands on Rokka's shoulder, as Rokka tries to avoid the shot.
Rokka counters with a body kick.
Danze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rokka. Rokka obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Rokka dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A big left from Danze misses.
A jab from Danze misses.
Rokka is looking to chop away at Danze's legs.
Rokka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rokka wants to clinch up but Danze keeps it at a distance.
Rokka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Danze. Danze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Danze misses with a wild body shot.
Rokka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rokka scores with a push kick.
Rokka throws a jab but it's blocked by Danze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokka connects with a high kick.
Rokka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danze.
Danze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danze attempts a counter takedown but Rokka avoids it well and moves away.
Danze lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rokka tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Danze does no damage.
Rokka looks to throw the jab but Danze is out of range.
Rokka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danze missing with a left hand there. Rokka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rokka misses with a lunging right hand

and Danze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rokka wants to control but Danze is keeping busy.
Danze is trying to control. Rokka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rokka has hold of Danze's hands but Danze slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Danze moves into full mount! Rokka won't be happy about that!
Billy Danze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danze avoids the attempt from Rokka to control.
Danze tries to control but Rokka wriggling away.

Danze is working for a guillotine from mount but Rokka frees his head quite easily.
Rokka can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Danze is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Danze 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.
Rokka is refusing to be controlled, as Danze sits in half guard.
Rokka wants to get back to full guard.

Danze is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rokka is pressing down on Danze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danze connects with a couple of short punches.

Rokka is rocked!
Danze scoring with some ground and pound.
Rokka is still in real trouble! Can Danze finish him?
Danze wants to pass the guard but Rokka is keeping the position.
Danze arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Rokka's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Billy Danze!
Billy Danze retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Billy Danze thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.