PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocker's entrance music is Ki:Theory - Stand By Me. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rocker
vs
Saibot

180 cm
37
170 lbs
40 - 12 - 0

182 cm
32
178 lbs
28 - 7 - 0

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World class MT
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KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Rocker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocker scores with a kick to the body.
Rocker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Rocker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Rocker.
Rocker is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Saibot reverses the position - he's now on top in Rocker's guard.
Rocker trying to control the position.

Rocker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saibot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Rocker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Rocker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saibot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Saibot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rocker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saibot has managed to get both his arms back between Rocker's legs - danger averted.
Rocker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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.

Rocker looking for a guillotine here but Saibot defends easily.
Rocker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saibot manages to get himself to full guard.

Saibot trying to control the position here.
Rocker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rocker working the strikes but Saibot uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Saibot felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rocker is thwarting Saibot's attempts to control the position.
Rocker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Saibot!

Rocker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rocker dominating with strikes here.
Saibot is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Saibot that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Saibot is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saibot in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rocker wants to control but instead Saibot manages to regain half guard.
Rocker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saibot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rocker.
Saibot gets full guard.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocker with a flurry of punches that miss.

Rocker drops back looking for a leg! Saibot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saibot manages to kick Rocker off! Rocker jumps back into Saibot's guard.
Rocker throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Rocker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Good exchange - Rocker coming out on top.
Rocker throws the left hand but Saibot avoids the punch easily.
Rocker blocks a head kick by Saibot.
Rocker scores with a decent looking hook.
Saibot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rocker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rocker connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Saibot.
Rocker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saibot counters with a nice uppercut.
Saibot lands with a hook. Rocker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No luck for Rocker with that takedown attempt.
Rocker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saibot was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocker.
Saibot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rocker with a body shot.
Rocker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saibot can do to turn this around?
Rocker throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rocker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saibot manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rocker!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rocker.
Rocker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rocker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rocker shoots for a takedown but Saibot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saibot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saibot wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Rocker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocker scores with a body shot.
Rocker loads up on a big right hand but Saibot slips the punch.
Saibot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rocker's calf.
Saibot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rocker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saibot if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saibot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker scores with the left hand. Saibot knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Rocker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rocker.
Saibot slips a jab from Rocker.
Saibot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Saibot ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Ricky Rocker is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saibot is fending him off so far but Rocker persists. Nope, Saibot circles away and we're back to standing.
Saibot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rocker.
Rocker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rocker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saibot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saibot on the side of the head.
Rocker scores with a nice head shot.
A good leg kick by Rocker.
Rocker looks to land a right hand but Saibot moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And Saibot responds with a good body kick, but Rocker manages to step out the way in time.
Rocker lands a leg kick that knocks Saibot off balance momentarily.
Rocker thows a left - swing and a miss!

Saibot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rocker to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Saibot has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rocker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rocker scoring well with a low kick there.
Noob Saibot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rocker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rocker's corner calls for a 1-2. Rocker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saibot as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Saibot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rocker avoids the body shot from Saibot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rocker.
Saibot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saibot wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Saibot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rocker!
Saibot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rocker misses with a hook. Saibot ducked under it nicely.
Saibot 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.
A good leg kick by Rocker.
Rocker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saibot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rocker.
Rocker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saibot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocker misses the shot to the body.
Saibot flicks out a counter leg kick but Rocker steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Rocker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rocker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rocker throws a body punch but Saibot moves out of range.
Rocker throws a shot from downtown. Saibot moves away and avoids it.
Saibot feints a counter leg kick.
Rocker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rocker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rocker thuds his right hand into Saibot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saibot blocks a jab.
Rocker lands with a nice body kick.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocker scores with a shot to the body.
Rocker connects with a body shot.
Rocker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rocker misses with a right hand
and Saibot counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot walks into a straight right hand from Rocker.
Saibot drops his hands momentarily and Rocker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Saibot.
Rocker connects with the punch.
Rocker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rocker throws a big shot that misses.
Saibot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocker.
Ricky Rocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saibot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rocker misses with a low kick.
Saibot appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rocker misses with a hook to the body
and Saibot makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rocker really felt that one!
Saibot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocker.
Rocker tries to work over Saibot's front leg with a kick but Saibot checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker throws a low kick but Saibot moves out of range easily.
Rocker lands the left hand.
Rocker throws a low kick, looking for Saibot's leg but Saibot calmly moves out of range.
Saibot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saibot throws a jab when Rocker was well out of range.
Rocker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saibot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocker throws out a loose jab but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocker dips to his left and cracks Saibot with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saibot swings for the body but Rocker moves out of range.
Rocker throwing a counter right hand but Saibot manages to avoid it.
A jab from Rocker misses.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot checks the leg kick.
Saibot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rocker.
Rocker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saibot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker misses with an uppercut
and Saibot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rocker ducks under a wild hook from Saibot.
Rocker loads up on a big right hand but Saibot slips the punch.
Saibot throws out a counter right but Rocker avoids it with no problem.
Saibot lands with a shot to the body.
Saibot on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saibot scores with a leg kick.
Saibot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saibot wants it to stay on the feet.
Rocker misses with a shot to the body
and Saibot counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocker throws a front kick that sends Saibot stumbling back into the cage.
Rocker walks into a stiff left hand from Saibot.
Saibot slips under a jab.
And Saibot responds with a good body kick, but Rocker manages to step out the way in time.
Danga de danga de dang - Rocker scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saibot sprawls well. Saibot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rocker gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rocker misses with an uppercut. Saibot saw that one coming.
Rocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocker misses with a hook.
Saibot misses the shot to the body.
Saibot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saibot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saibot ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Saibot connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Rocker clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Saibot checks the leg kick.
Saibot with a jab.
Rocker tests Saibot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rocker misses with a straight left.
Saibot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rocker misses with a lunging right hand
and Saibot counters with a body kick.
Saibot misses with a head kick.
Rocker throws a leg kick which misses Saibot's front leg but catches the back leg as Saibot tries to avoid it.
Saibot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saibot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Rocker misses.
Rocker throws out a loose jab but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saibot looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rocker.
Rocker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saibot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saibot misses with a hook.
Saibot takes one to the side of the head.
Saibot ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Saibot staying out of range there.
Saibot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rocker tries to land a front kick but Saibot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Rocker does it's job there.
Rocker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rocker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saibot looks to land a combination but Rocker avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saibot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocker throws a big shot that misses.
Rocker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saibot slips a jab from Rocker.
Saibot drops his hands momentarily and Rocker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rocker throws a leg kick but Saibot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice side step and Saibot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rocker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rocker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saibot.
Rocker takes a swing at Saibot's ribcage but misses.
Rocker throws out a loose jab but Saibot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saibot is trying to counter with his kicks.
Saibot throws a jab but it's blocked by Rocker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker blocks the body kick.
Rocker misses with a looping right.
Rocker misses with a low kick.

Saibot gets caught napping as Rocker dives in and scores a takedown. Saibot manages to retain guard.
Rocker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saibot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rocker looking to pass the guard.
Ricky Rocker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rocker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rocker 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker throws a big elbow that misses.
Rocker advances to half guard.
Saibot is refusing to be controlled, as Rocker sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Saibot kicks off Rocker and gets to his feet.

Rocker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Saibot wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocker connects with an inside leg kick.
Saibot lands a jab.
Saibot misses with an uppercut. Rocker saw that one coming.
Rocker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ricky Rocker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Saibot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rocker to score with a decent uppercut.
Saibot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rocker throws a shot from downtown. Saibot moves away and avoids it.
Rocker fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saibot! But no joy.
Saibot misses the shot to the body.
Rocker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saibot to score with a decent uppercut.
Good leg kick by Rocker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rocker scores with the left hand. Saibot knows he should have avoided that one.
Saibot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A countering left hand to the body from Saibot misses.
Saibot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saibot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saibot.
Rocker misses with a low kick.
Saibot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rocker misses with a low kick.
Saibot throws out a counter right but Rocker avoids it with no problem.
Rocker jabs at Saibot's body.
Rocker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saibot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saibot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rocker.
That kick from Rocker tenderised Saibot's leg. Saibot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rocker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noob Saibot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker scores with the left hand. Saibot knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the body from Rocker misses
and Saibot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saibot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rocker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rocker tries a low kick but Saibot avoids it.
Rocker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saibot checks a low kick from Rocker.
Saibot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saibot looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.
Rocker is looking to counter punch.
Saibot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saibot throws a looping overhand right but Rocker ducks down to avoid it.
Rocker scores with a jab to the body.
Rocker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rocker feints and then cracks Saibot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saibot down.
Rocker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rocker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Rocker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rocker.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rocker is defended easily by Saibot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saibot.
Rocker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crunch! Rocker slams his shin into Saibot's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rocker.
Rocker cracks Saibot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saibot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saibot throws a low kick, looking for Rocker's leg but Rocker calmly moves out of range.
Rocker throws a push kick but Saibot slaps the foot to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Rocker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rocker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Rocker!
Ricky Rocker retains his welterweight title!
Ricky Rocker tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.