PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rock
vs
Rice

183 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Rice!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice has a takedown stuffed.
Rice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rice tries for a takedown but Rock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maddy Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Rice.

Rock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rice tries to bench press Rock off him but Rock keeps the position.
Rock lands some shots froms side control.
Rock working the ground and pound.
Rock works to advance to full mount. Rice defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rice is bucking up trying to escape but Rock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice tries to hold on but Rock pushes him away.
Rock unloading with bombs!
Rock content just to control the position here.
Rock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rice looks a forlorn figure.
Rice takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rock trying to control but Rice is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rice tries to lock up and control but Rock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rice looks gassed!
Rock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rice?
Rock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Rock.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rice hang on?
Rock unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock with a couple of short strikes.
Rock content just to control the position here.
Rock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Rock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rock controlling from the full mount.
Rock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock with shots to the head and body - Rice looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rock controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rock cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rock looking to finish Rice with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rice!
Rock with shots to the head and body - Rice looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddy Rock dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rock tries for a takedown but Rice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Rock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rock.
Rice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Rock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rock if he has to take too many more of those.
Rice misses with a takedown attempt

and Rock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rice's head.
Rice can't keep his opponent in guard - Rock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rock moves into full mount! Rice won't be happy about that!
Rock scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock prevents Rice from getting the reversal.
Rice throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rock. What's that going to do exactly?
Rock controlling from mount.
Rice is bucking up trying to escape but Rock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rock is landing with some decent strikes but Rice is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rock lands a heavy elbow.
Rock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rock lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rice is desperately trying to improve his position but Rock has a good base and remains in mount.
Rock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rice's face.
A nice elbow there by Rock.
Rock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rock 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.
Rock landing shots from mount.
Rock controlling from mount.
Rock lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rice is in a horrible position here. Rock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rock content just to control the position here.
Rock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddy Rock dominated that second round.
That's time! Rock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rock shoots in and drives through. Rice sprawls well.

Rock shoots in and bounces Rice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rock stops Rice from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rice trying to control the position.
Rice wants to stand but Rock is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rock cracks Rice with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rock works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rice taking a bit of punishment here - Rock scoring with strikes.
Rock working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rock controls the position.
Rock is working Rice over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Maddy Rock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rock landing a few strikes.
Rice is looking to regain half guard here but Rock keeps moving and retains side control.
Rock working the body and head with strikes.
Rock lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rice can do to turn this around?
Rock working the ground and pound from side control.
Rice on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rock advances to full mount.
Rock landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock with a couple of short strikes.
Rock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rock lands a big shot there that rocks Rice but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rice is in all sorts of trouble here.

Rock is working for a guillotine from mount but Rice frees his head quite easily.
Rock wants to control the pace but Rice is squirming around nicely.
Rock is really struggling to control Rice but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rice tries to hold on but Rock postures up.
Maddy Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rice is bucking up trying to escape but Rock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rice is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maddy Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rock, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock!