PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pollyanne Rothchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothchild's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Will Survive. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rothchild
vs
Kirkland

178 cm
27
181 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pollyanne Rothchild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkland cracks Rothchild with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kirkland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rothchild dodges the punch combination from Kirkland.
As Kirkland tries to get set, Rothchild tries to push him back and clinch up but Kirkland manages to avoid the attempt.
Rothchild is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirkland goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland misses with a looping right.

Rothchild looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rothchild passes Kirkland's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kirkland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rothchild wants to advance to full mount but Kirkland doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rothchild stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kirkland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothchild advances to half guard.
Kirkland has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rothchild is working away from the top position though.
Kirkland wants to improve his position but Rothchild is controlling well.
Rothchild wants to control but Kirkland is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Rothchild is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kirkland sees it coming and defends easily.
Rothchild wants to free his trapped foot but Kirkland is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kirkland is looking to improve his position.
Rothchild not doing much here.
Rothchild is looking to advance position but Kirkland won't allow it.

Kirkland with the active half guard here but Rothchild passes nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland prevents Rothchild from moving into mount.
Kirkland is trying to escape the position but Rothchild is controlling the position.
Rothchild looking to control but instead Kirkland has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kirkland won't allow Rothchild to pass to mount.
Rothchild is trying to control. Kirkland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kirkland gets back to full guard.
Rothchild passes into half guard.
Kirkland is not content to let Rothchild control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothchild works his way into side control.
Kirkland stops Rothchild from passing to mount.
A control attempt from Kirkland but he's now mounted!
Rothchild can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kirkland is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rothchild with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
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 Pollyanne Rothchild will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rothchild closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rothchild wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kirkland keeps working.
Kirkland is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rothchild off and has taken his back!
Rothchild is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Rothchild prevents Kirkland from getting a body triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothchild tries to escape the position.
Kirkland is trying to stick to Rothchild's back but Rothchild is turning into Kirkland. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kirkland's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rothchild.
We've been hearing good reports from Rothchild's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothchild pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kirkland is keeping the position for now.
Rothchild passes into half guard.
Rothchild wants to free his trapped foot but Kirkland is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rothchild is keen to just control but Kirkland is a slippery customer.
Rothchild passes to side control.
Pollyanne Rothchild overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rothchild wants to control but Kirkland is keeping him busy.
Rothchild is trying to move to mount but Kirkland reverses beautifully and ends up in Rothchild's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kirkland got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rothchild has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kirkland has managed to get both his arms back between Rothchild's legs - danger averted.

Rothchild has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kirkland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rothchild has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kirkland has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Rothchild's face as Kirkland controls the position.
Kirkland is continuing to stall.
Rothchild is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland working the ground and pound from side control.
Kirkland is looking to take a break and control but Rothchild is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rothchild tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kirkland working the ground and pound.
Rothchild tries to improve position but can't.
Rothchild gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothchild works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kirkland wants to get up but he can't break Rothchild's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kirkland trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothchild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rothchild is trying to keep Kirkland in close.
Rothchild keeping moving, preventing Kirkland from controlling successfully.

Rothchild working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kirkland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rothchild is tightening it up a little... Kirkland has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kirkland reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kirkland taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rothchild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pollyanne Rothchild!
In his post fight interview, Pollyanne Rothchild gave a big smile as he said 'I just want to thank all my fans, I couldn't have done it without you! We're here! We're Queer! Get used to it!'.