PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland De Ronceveux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Ronceveux comes into the arena with Menousis blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Ronceveux
vs
Kroblur

183 cm
24
198 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

186 cm
27
196 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Roland De Ronceveux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ronceveux bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Ronceveux takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Ronceveux scores with a sloppy right hand. Kroblur should have avoided that one.
De Ronceveux throws a shot from downtown. Kroblur moves away and avoids it.
Kroblur scores with a push kick.
Kroblur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Ronceveux .
Good leg kick by De Ronceveux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Ronceveux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Ronceveux misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by De Ronceveux .
Kroblur tries to move into range but De Ronceveux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

De Ronceveux rushes Kroblur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kroblur working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur prevents a body shot from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kroblur misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Ronceveux prevents the takedown attempt.
De Ronceveux misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kroblur drags the fight down to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kroblur holds on and takes a little breather.
De Ronceveux engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Ronceveux preventing the sweep.
De Ronceveux trying to control but Kroblur is working from the bottom.
De Ronceveux looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur is adopting a defensive guard.
Let's hope that Kroblur has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
De Ronceveux looking to pass the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ronceveux chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kroblur can pounce on him.
We've been told by De Ronceveux 's head coaches at Wolf Training Lair that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kroblur scores with a leg kick.
De Ronceveux throws a jab when Kroblur was well out of range.
A left lands for De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux thuds his right hand into Kroblur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Ronceveux fails to land with a series of punches.

Kroblur scores with a takedown into De Ronceveux 's guard.

De Ronceveux has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kroblur is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Ronceveux misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kroblur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Ronceveux is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kroblur wants to take the fight to the mat but De Ronceveux manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Roland De Ronceveux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Kroblur.
Kroblur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kroblur tries to throw a body punch but De Ronceveux avoids it by throwing Kroblur back against the cage.

Kroblur gets a trip takedown into half guard.
De Ronceveux pushes Kroblur off but Kroblur dives into side control.
Kroblur working away.
De Ronceveux is looking to regain half guard here but Kroblur keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Ronceveux sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
De Ronceveux is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

De Ronceveux misses with a wild body shot.
Kroblur loads up on a big right hand but De Ronceveux slips the punch.
De Ronceveux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Ronceveux looks to throw the jab but Kroblur is out of range.
De Ronceveux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roland De Ronceveux is winning the standup battle so far.
Kroblur tries to close the distance and clinch but De Ronceveux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kroblur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Ronceveux .
Kroblur flicks out a counter leg kick but De Ronceveux steps away.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Ronceveux .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Ronceveux misses with a head kick.
De Ronceveux lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy body kick from Kroblur
and De Ronceveux counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ronceveux throws a sloppy head kick
and Kroblur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kroblur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kroblur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kroblur blocks a low kick nicely.
De Ronceveux looks for the body kick but Kroblur saw that one coming.
De Ronceveux scores with a punch to the head.
De Ronceveux throws a body shot but no joy.
Kroblur staying out of range there.
Kroblur let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from De Ronceveux as Kroblur shoots in.
De Ronceveux throws a quick counter head kick but Kroblur was just out of range.
De Ronceveux tries to bum rush Kroblur with a series of wild strikes but Kroblur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from De Ronceveux both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ronceveux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Kroblur rushes De Ronceveux and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

De Ronceveux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roland De Ronceveux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux moves in looking to clinch but Kroblur pushes him off.
Kroblur changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Ronceveux throws a hook but Kroblur blocks it.
Kroblur throws a leg kick which misses De Ronceveux 's front leg but catches the back leg as De Ronceveux tries to avoid it.
De Ronceveux avoids the head kick by Kroblur.
Kroblur fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Ronceveux throws out a loose jab but Kroblur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kroblur raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ronceveux misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Kroblur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Ronceveux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kroblur can do to turn this around?
A jab from Kroblur finds it's way through De Ronceveux 's defenses.

It looks like Roland De Ronceveux has been cut.
Kroblur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kroblur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Ronceveux avoids it really well and circles away.
Roland De Ronceveux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Kroblur.
Kroblur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kroblur throws a chopping leg kick but De Ronceveux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Ronceveux fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kroblur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur lands a nice hook to De Ronceveux 's body. De Ronceveux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by Kroblur.
De Ronceveux throws a leg kick but Kroblur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kroblur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Ronceveux .
Kroblur checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Ronceveux throws a body punch but Kroblur moves out of range.
Kroblur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Ronceveux throws the kick towards the body but Kroblur avoids it.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Kroblur misses the target.
De Ronceveux is looking to counter punch.
De Ronceveux walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kroblur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As De Ronceveux backs off Kroblur throws a huge counter combo but De Ronceveux manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland De Ronceveux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roland De Ronceveux 's cut.
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!

Kroblur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kroblur throws a low kick, looking for De Ronceveux 's leg but De Ronceveux calmly moves out of range.
De Ronceveux misses the shot to the body.
De Ronceveux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Ronceveux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kroblur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Ronceveux lands with an overhand left.
Kroblur moves in looking to clinch but De Ronceveux pushes him off.
De Ronceveux throwing a counter right hand but Kroblur manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Ronceveux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Ronceveux connects with a nice looking jab.
De Ronceveux takes a swing at Kroblur's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Ronceveux .
Kroblur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Ronceveux misses the jab.
De Ronceveux throws a body punch but Kroblur moves out of range.
Kroblur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Ronceveux checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like De Ronceveux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Ronceveux connects with a solid leg kick.
De Ronceveux throws an off balance right hand
and Kroblur counters with a solid body kick.
Roland De Ronceveux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Ronceveux throws a right hand that misses
and Kroblur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Ronceveux throws a lazy head kick
and Kroblur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kroblur avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ronceveux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kroblur misses with a body kick.
Kroblur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Ronceveux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kroblur looks to land a left hand but De Ronceveux moved out of range nicely.
Kroblur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kroblur motions for De Ronceveux to come forward. Kroblur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Ronceveux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kroblur.
And Kroblur responds with a good body kick, but De Ronceveux manages to step out the way in time.
De Ronceveux has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kroblur.
A big right from De Ronceveux misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Ronceveux appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kroblur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Ronceveux can pounce on him.
De Ronceveux throws a body shot but no joy.
Kroblur walks into a stiff left hand from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kroblur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Ronceveux circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Ronceveux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kroblur checks a leg kick.
Kroblur throws the kick towards the body but De Ronceveux avoids it.
De Ronceveux appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ronceveux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Ronceveux scores with a push kick.
Kroblur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Ronceveux but De Ronceveux pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kroblur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Ronceveux , right into the meat.
Kroblur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Ronceveux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kroblur on the side of the head.
De Ronceveux lands a nice shot to the body.
Kroblur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roland De Ronceveux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Ronceveux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland De Ronceveux !
Roland De Ronceveux spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.