PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Penoir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rob rocks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Penoir
vs
rocks

193 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Penoir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, rob rocks!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penoir tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
rocks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penoir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but rocks swivels and escapes.
rocks misses with a double jab.
rocks swinging wilding here.
rocks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

rocks clinches up with Penoir and pushes him back against the cage.
Penoir wants a takedown.
rocks gets underhooks to prevent Penoir's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Penoir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, rocks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penoir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penoir throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from rocks.

It looks like Mario Penoir has been cut.
Penoir is breathing heavily.
rocks scores with a shot to the side of Penoir's head.
rocks trying to land knees to the body.
Penoir wants to break free but rocks has control.

rocks breaks the clinch.
Penoir waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract rocks.
Penoir slips a jab and a cross from rocks.
Penoir throws a leg kick but rocks moved away.

Penoir scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
rocks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rocks avoids a strike by Penoir and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Penoir's guard! Fantastic escape!
rocks trying to control the position from guard on top but Penoir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
rocks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Penoir controlling the position.
rocks throwing strikes from guard but Penoir blocks nicely.
Penoir thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Penoir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
rocks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Penoir is proving hard to escape from.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

rocks clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penoir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from rocks.
Penoir avoiding damage as rocks throws knees to the body.
Penoir tries to score a body lock takedown but rocks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Penoir wants to break the clinch but can't.
rocks goes for a takedown attempt but Penoir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Penoir with a hook.
rocks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penoir moves out of range of the strikes.
rocks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from rocks. No joy for Penoir on that attempt.
rocks lands a two punch combo.
Penoir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before rocks has time to react.

rocks clinches up with Penoir and pushes him back against the cage.
rocks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Penoir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penoir throws out a powerful jab.
Penoir misses with a takedown attempt - rocks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penoir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penoir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
rocks tries to clinch up.
rocks doesn't manage to clinch there - Penoir circles away.
rocks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
rocks throws a nice head kick!

Mario Penoir's cut is getting worse.
Penoir tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting rocks counter with a right hand.
rocks throws a sloppy head kick and Penoir moves out of range easily.
Penoir keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
rocks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
rocks misses with a two punch combination.

Penoir forces rocks back against the cage and clinches.
Penoir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but rocks has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penoir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. rocks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penoir letting rocks take a breather here.
rocks trying to control the position but instead, Penoir has worked for underhooks and has pushed rocks into the cage.
Penoir is looking to break free of the clinch but rocks has double underhooks.
rocks blocks a body shot from Penoir.
Penoir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penoir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. rocks just stands there and leans against the cage.

rocks has clasped his hands together around Penoir's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penoir can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from rocks are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penoir tries to control the position but he's not in luck - rocks easily slips into full mount!
rocks content just to control the position here.
Penoir regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rob rocks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Penoir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

rocks throws a right and a left that both miss.
rocks lands a head kick!
rocks lands with a slapping head kick.
Penoir scores with a sloppy right hand. rocks should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from rocks.
rocks misses with a jab, cross combination.

Penoir has closed the distance and engaged rocks in a clinch.
Penoir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. rocks smiles and moves away.
A jab from Penoir finds it's way through rocks's defenses.

It looks like rob rocks has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Penoir.
rocks tries a low kick but Penoir avoids it.
Penoir blocks a jab.
rocks throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

rocks has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penoir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
rocks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penoir.
rocks stops a takedown attempt from Penoir.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Penoir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
rocks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
rocks throws a punch but it's blocked by Penoir.
rocks wants to stall.
Penoir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. rocks just stands there and leans against the cage.
rocks lands a right hand.

rocks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penoir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penoir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has rocks pinned against the cage. rocks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
rocks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penoir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
rocks takes a swing at Penoir's ribcage but misses.

Penoir drives through with a takedown into guard.
rocks will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
rocks working a defensive guard here.
Penoir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Penoir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. rocks is keeping the position for now.
rocks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
rocks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Penoir tries to hold on but rocks postures up.
Penoir is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because rocks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Penoir is in all sorts of trouble here.
rocks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rocks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
rocks blocks Penoir's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Penoir is trying desperately to improve position.
rocks dominating with strikes here.
Penoir is trying desperately to improve position.
rocks is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Penoir can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
rocks working the ground and pound effectively.
rocks controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Penoir tries to lock up and control but rocks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
rocks with good strikes from the mount here!
rocks looking to ground and pound but Penoir is blocking nicely.
Penoir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
rocks controlling his opponent.
Penoir can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
rocks with shots to the head and body - Penoir looks very uncomfortable down there.
Penoir gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but rob rocks 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!

Left hook, right uppercut from rocks.
rocks throws a head kick that misses.
rocks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penoir slips a jab from rocks.
Penoir wants to clinch
and rocks counters with a stiff right hand.
rocks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Penoir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. rocks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Penoir throws an elbow but rocks slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on rocks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
rocks sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
rocks trying to control here.
Penoir passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penoir has control of rocks's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and rocks regains control of the situation pretty easily.
rocks can't escape the position.

Penoir is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, rocks has managed to escape the submission attempt.
rocks sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Penoir is pressing down on rocks's thigh, looking to free his foot. rocks is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
rocks gets full guard.
rocks wants to stand but Penoir is controlling the position.
Penoir is looking to work some ground and pound but rocks has wrist control.
rocks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Penoir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
rocks striking from the bottom here.
rocks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rocks tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Penoir there.
Penoir thuds his right hand into rocks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Penoir scores with a takedown into rocks's guard.

Penoir drops back looking for a leg! rocks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and rocks manages to kick Penoir off! Penoir jumps back into rocks's guard.
Penoir stopping the sweep attempt from rocks.
Penoir trying to control but rocks is working from the bottom.
rocks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mario Penoir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penoir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penoir pushing down on rocks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
rocks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penoir.
rocks gets back to full guard.
Penoir trying to control the position from guard on top but rocks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penoir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penoir throws and elbow that misses. rocks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Penoir's guard. Nice move by rocks!
Penoir keeping full guard, as rocks tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mario Penoir.
I think rocks 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rob rocks!