PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Memphis Aleist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roc might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ATB - Believe In Me. Jason Roc has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Roc
vs
Aleist

193 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

198 cm
23
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Roc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Memphis Aleist!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roc throws a nice looking combination but Aleist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aleist looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roc wants to clinch.
Aleist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aleist slips a jab and a cross from Roc.
Roc misses with a wild combination.
Roc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roc tries to work over Aleist's front leg with a kick but Aleist checks it.
Aleist blocks a head kick by Roc.
Roc misses with a series of wild punches.
Aleist will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aleist is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Memphis Aleist has been cut.
Roc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aleist paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Aleist bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Aleist tries for a kimura but Roc is defending well.
Aleist tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleist prevents Roc from escaping the position.

Aleist is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roc knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Roc tries to escape but Aleist is in control.
Roc is breathing heavily.
Roc tries to bench press Aleist off him but Aleist keeps the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aleist working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aleist is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Roc will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Roc is not content to let Aleist control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Aleist is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roc is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Roc stops Aleist from passing to mount.
Aleist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roc keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc throws up a few punches.
Roc prevents Aleist from moving into mount.

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

Aleist 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.
Aleist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roc working a defensive guard here.
Aleist tries to free his leg and advance position but Roc is retaining full guard.
Roc is pulling down on Aleist's head. It's preventing any offense from Aleist, at least for the moment.
Aleist works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roc trying to control from the bottom.
Roc on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Aleist looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Roc is looking to improve his position.
Aleist trying to mount his opponent but Roc defends it.
Roc wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Memphis Aleist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Memphis Aleist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aleist fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roc looks to land a combination but Aleist avoids it well.
Roc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aleist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roc throws a right hand that Aleist ducks under and follows up with a left that Aleist also avoids with ease.

Aleist closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aleist lands in his opponent's guard.
Aleist is pushing down on Roc's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roc is fighting to maintain full guard but Aleist has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roc is trying to stand back up but Aleist is controlling him
Roc is trying to maintain the position but Aleist is very close to passing his half guard.
Aleist uses his free foot to push down on Roc's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roc.
Roc takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc has given up his back here. Will Aleist look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Aleist is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Aleist is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Roc defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Roc holding both Aleist 's hands and preventing any damage.

Aleist looking for the choke but no joy.
Aleist trying to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aleist looking for the choke from the back.
Roc looking very determined here, making life difficult for Aleist.

Roc manages to escape to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roc!
Roc tries to clinch but Aleist moves out of range.
Aleist throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Roc misses with a two punch combination.

Aleist closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aleist lands in his opponent's guard.
Roc keeping moving, preventing Aleist from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc is trying to keep Aleist in close.
Roc keeping moving, preventing Aleist from controlling successfully.
Aleist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roc wants to stand and escape but Aleist is having none of it.
Aleist wants to control from the top but Roc keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roc throws a lazy head kick

and Aleist counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roc will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Roc trying to strike off his back.

Aleist stands up from Roc's guard - Aleist perhaps looking for a knockout.
Roc throws a leg kick that is checked

and Aleist counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Memphis Aleist has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roc is trying to get back to full guard.
Roc trying to control from the bottom.

Aleist stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Aleist.
Aleist tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Memphis Aleist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Memphis Aleist's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Aleist shoots in for a takedown but Roc shows good takedown defense.

Aleist closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Roc's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aleist trying to control the position but Roc is working away.
Roc is pushing Aleist's head away, looking to escape. Aleist manages to hold on to the position though.
Roc tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aleist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roc taking punishment in the form of punches.

Aleist is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roc knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aleist trying to control the action but Roc is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aleist decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Aleist shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aleist showed some decent athleticism there.
Aleist working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aleist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roc keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleist tries to pass to full mount but Roc defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roc manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aleist stands and throws Roc's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aleist wants to control but Roc is keeping him busy.
Aleist throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Aleist postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aleist trying to control the position but Roc is working away.
Roc is trying to control Aleist's posture but Aleist avoids it.
Aleist working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aleist avoids the body shot from Roc.

Aleist bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Roc wants to control but Aleist postures up.

Aleist wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roc, who protects the arm well.

Aleist decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Roc swinging wilding here.
Roc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aleist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aleist lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roc darts in trying to clinch

and Aleist counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aleist.
Aleist jumps guard but Roc stands there with Aleist around his waist. Aleist gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roc is pressed up against the ropes. Aleist has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roc down to the mat. Roc avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jason Roc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Memphis Aleist.
Roc misses with the combination.

Aleist decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jason Roc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Memphis Aleist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aleist moves nicely into side control.
Roc wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Memphis Aleist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aleist winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Memphis Aleist!