PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Roc Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zobal Triton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roc Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Reign Supreme - Persevere And Overcome. Triton has chosen XXX as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Roc Jr
vs
Triton

191 cm
23
249 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Roc Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zobal Triton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Triton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice takedown defense from Triton. No joy for Roc Jr on that attempt.
Roc Jr tries for a takedown but Triton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Triton checks the leg kick.
Triton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roc Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Triton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roc Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zobal Triton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Triton.

It looks like Jay Roc Jr has been cut.
Triton digs a good body shot into Roc Jr's ribs.

Roc Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Triton keeping moving, preventing Roc Jr from controlling successfully.
Triton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc Jr thows a big elbow that misses.
Roc Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roc Jr advances to half guard.
Roc Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roc Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Roc Jr is taking a breather. Triton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Roc Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Triton defending well though.

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.
Roc Jr wants to pass to mount but Triton is defending the position.
Roc Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Triton defending well though.

Roc Jr is looking for a kimura but Triton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roc Jr to get the leverage.
Roc Jr is pressing down on Triton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Triton is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Triton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roc Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Triton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Roc Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roc Jr closes the distance but Triton moves to the side
letting Triton counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Triton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roc Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Triton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Triton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roc Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Triton.
Roc Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Triton tries to bum rush Roc Jr with a series of wild strikes but Roc Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roc Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Triton throws a shot to the body.

Triton closes the distance and clinches.
Roc Jr tries for a takedown but Triton manages to get underhooks.
Triton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roc Jr prevents Triton from breaking the clinch.
Triton lands a hook that snaps the head of Roc Jr backwards.

Roc Jr has picked Triton up - he's going for a ride! Roc Jr dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Roc Jr is breathing heavily.
Roc Jr is tying to control. Triton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roc Jr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Triton!
Roc Jr controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zobal Triton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Roc Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Triton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roc Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Triton misses with the combination.
Triton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Roc Jr backs up against the cage.
Roc Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Triton tries to sprawl out of it but Roc Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Triton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Triton checks a low kick from Roc Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Triton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Roc Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Triton which made him look bad.
Triton darts in trying to clinch

and Roc Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roc Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roc Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Triton is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roc Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roc Jr is looking to stand up but Triton won't let him.
Roc Jr trying to control but Triton is working from the bottom.
Roc Jr wants to pass the guard but Triton is keeping the position.
Roc Jr trying to control but Triton is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roc Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Triton's waist but Triton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roc Jr off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Roc Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roc Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Triton.
Zobal Triton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Triton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Triton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Triton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Roc Jr darts in and clinches Triton up against the cage.
Roc Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Triton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roc Jr walks into a left hand.
Triton wants to clinch

and Roc Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roc Jr is controlling the pace.
Roc Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Triton keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Roc Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Roc Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch lands to the side of Roc Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roc Jr shoots in but Triton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Triton misses with a body shot.
Triton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Roc Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roc Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Roc Jr wants to control from the top but Triton keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roc Jr stands up from Triton's guard - Roc Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Triton throws out a powerful jab.
Triton darts in trying to clinch

and Roc Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roc Jr.
Triton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roc Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Triton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roc Jr throws and elbow that misses. Triton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roc Jr's guard. Nice move by Triton!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roc Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roc Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Triton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Roc Jr seems content to control.
Roc Jr trying to control the action but Triton is working from the bottom.
Roc Jr 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.
Roc Jr content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Triton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Triton is staying active underneath Roc Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roc Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Triton's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Triton stuffs the takedown attempt from Roc Jr. Roc Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Triton tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Roc Jr scores a takedown into full mount!
Roc Jr thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Roc Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Roc Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Triton hang on?

It looks like Zobal Triton has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roc Jr thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Roc Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roc Jr controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Roc Jr clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Roc Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Roc Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Triton is looking to clinch but Roc Jr is avoiding it.
Roc Jr staying out of range there.
Roc Jr shoots in and drives through. Triton sprawls well.
Roc Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roc Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Triton as he jumps to the side.
Triton stuffs the takedown attempt from Roc Jr. Roc Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Roc Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zobal Triton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Triton tries to bum rush Roc Jr with a series of wild strikes but Roc Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roc Jr tries to clinch there but Triton circles away.
Roc Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Triton lands a jab.
Roc Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Triton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roc Jr tries to clinch up
and Triton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roc Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roc Jr misses with a takedown
and Triton counters with a two punch combo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Roc Jr shoots in and drives through. Triton sprawls well.
A punch combination from Triton misses.
Triton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Triton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roc Jr looks for a takedown but Triton sprawls well.
Roc Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Triton circles away.
Triton moves in looking to clinch but Roc Jr pushes him off.

Triton forces Roc Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Triton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roc Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Triton.
Triton blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Triton scores with a shoulder strike.
Roc Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Roc Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Triton controls his hands.
Triton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roc Jr.

Triton breaks the clinch.
Jay Roc Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Triton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Triton.
Triton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roc Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Triton looks to land a combination but Roc Jr avoids it well.
Triton misses with a combination

and Roc Jr counters by clinching up.

Triton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Roc Jr is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Triton to the mat. Triton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Triton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roc Jr pushing down on Triton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zobal Triton dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A combination from Triton does no damage.
Roc Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Triton pinned against the cage. Triton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Triton misses.
Triton tries to clinch but Roc Jr moves away

and Roc Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Triton is refusing to be controlled, as Roc Jr sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Roc Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roc Jr passes the guard and advances to mount!
Roc Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roc Jr landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roc Jr landing strikes from the mount and Triton is in trouble!
Roc Jr looking to ground and pound but Triton is blocking nicely.
Roc Jr controlling from the full mount.
Roc Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roc Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jay Roc Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc Jr landing strikes from the mount and Triton is in trouble!
Roc Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Roc Jr is working for a guillotine from mount but Triton frees his head quite easily.
Roc Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roc Jr throwing strikes here but Triton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Roc Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Roc Jr trying to control but Triton is having none of it.
Triton taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roc Jr throws some wild stikes that Triton manages to avoid easily.
Roc Jr landing strikes from the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Roc Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roc Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:46
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Roc Jr!
Jay Roc Jr retains his heavyweight title!