PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lance Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Guns N Roses- Sweet Child O Mine. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Paul
vs
Rock

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

172 cm
40
167 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Rock!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Rock finds it's target.
Paul avoids the body shot from Rock.
Paul looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Rock slips under a jab from Paul.
Rock punishes Paul's body with a nice straight punch.
Rock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paul has time to react.
Paul avoids a kick to the body.
Paul dodges the punch combination from Rock.
Paul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paul staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Paul.
Rock misses with an uppercut.
Rock throws a series of punches but Paul avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Paul misses its intended target.
Paul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paul throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paul on the side of the head.
Paul throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rock lands a leg kick that knocks Paul off balance momentarily.
Rock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paul scores with a jab to the head.
We've been told by Paul's head coaches at School Of Hard Knocks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paul misses with a low kick.
Rock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lance Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Paul is looking to counter punch.
Paul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rock tries a head kick but it misses.
Paul looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paul.
Paul throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
Rock lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock misses with a wild body shot.
Paul lands a head shot.
Paul misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice combination there by Rock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paul.
Sloppy strikes from Paul. Those never looked like landing.
Paul throws out a loose jab but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul throws out a loose jab but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock defending well as Paul loads up on a big left hand.
Rock scores with a body shot.
Rock connects with a single shot there.
Paul looks to throw the jab but Rock is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Rock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Paul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Paul throws a low kick, looking for Rock's leg but Rock calmly moves out of range.
Rock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rock tries to bum rush Paul with a series of wild strikes but Paul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paul jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick.
Paul misses with an uppercut. Rock saw that one coming.
Rock unleashes a big counter combination but Paul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Paul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rock throws a big shot that misses.
Rock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paul.
Rock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rock.
Rock looks to land a right hand but Paul moved out of range.
Paul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rock.
Paul moves out of range of the strikes.
Rock looks to land a body kick but Paul moved away.
Rock blocks a low kick nicely.
Rock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paul slips a straight right by Rock.
Paul throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Rock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Paul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rock misses with a wild combination.
Paul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Rock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock connects with a body shot that sends Paul's belly button to the back.
Rock misses with a body shot
and Paul counters with a body kick that stops Rock in his tracks momentarily.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Paul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paul dips to his left and cracks Rock with an uppercut!
Paul with a hook.
Paul throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Rock finds it's target.
Rock throws a series of strikes that have Paul backpedaling.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock misses with the combination.
No joy there for Rock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rock misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance 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.

Paul takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Paul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paul misses with a looping left.
Paul stuns Rock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rock misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Rock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paul throws a jab when Rock was well out of range.
Paul scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rock looks to score with a jab to the body but Paul is just out of range.
Lance Rock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rock lands a nice shot that snaps Paul's head back.
Rock throws a series of strikes that have Paul backpedaling.
Paul loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
Rock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Paul.
Paul fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rock throws a right and a left that Paul avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Paul counter with a right hand.
Lance Rock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paul throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rock throws a series of punches but Paul moves out of range.
Rock throws a body shot but no joy.
Rock misses with the combination.
Rock moves out of range as Paul strikes.
Paul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rock connects with the punch.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paul looks to throw the jab but Rock is out of range.
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rock swings for the body but Paul moves out of range.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rock slips under a jab from Paul.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rock! But no joy.
Paul throws a hook but Rock avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Paul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a straight right.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rock.
Paul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Rock misses.
Paul misses with a wild body shot.
Paul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rock looks to score with a jab to the body but Paul is just out of range.
Rock connects with the punch.
Rock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paul is out of range and Rock settles back down.
Rock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rock moves away from the strike by Paul.
Rock digs a good body shot into Paul's ribs.
Paul pushes Rock away with a front kick.
Paul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock scores with a hook to the body. Paul takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Paul eats them both and turns towards Rock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Paul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rock.
Paul throws out a loose jab but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paul counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Paul misses the target.
Paul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rock.
A big right from Paul misses.
Paul throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
Paul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Paul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paul. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul throws a low kick but Rock moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Paul.
Rock takes a swing at Paul's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Paul misses the target.
Paul throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Paul plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rock tries to bum rush Paul with a series of wild strikes but Paul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Paul lunges at Rock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rock's hand.
Rock blocks a leg kick.
Paul throws a lazy uppercut
and Rock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paul's knee momentarily.
Paul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paul slips a jab from Rock.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock connects with a body shot that sends Paul's belly button to the back.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Paul walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Paul misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Paul.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paul misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lance Rock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Paul uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paul connects with a crisp jab.
Paul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rock digs a good hook to Paul's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
Rock lands a lovely overhand right.
Paul throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
A combination from Rock does no damage.
A jab from Paul misses.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Paul missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rock unleashes a big counter combination but Paul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul misses with a looping left.
Paul throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
Paul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rock counters with a leg kick.
Paul looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock cracks Paul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rock.
Rock looks for the body kick but Paul saw that one coming.
Paul looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Rock lands a two punch combo.
Rock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paul.
Paul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paul cracks Rock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rock throws out the jab.
Rock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Rock.
Paul lands a leg kick that knocks Rock off balance momentarily.
Paul throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Paul missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rock misses with a looping right.
Paul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paul thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rock digs a good body shot into Paul's ribs.
Lance Rock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a right hand that Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that Paul also avoids with ease.
Paul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rock!
Rock throws a combination. Paul tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rock misses with a wild body shot.
Paul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lance Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul misses with a looping right.
Rock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Paul rather than just go for the knockout.
Rock defending well as Paul loads up on a big left hand.
Paul lands a jab.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paul throws out the jab.
Rock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paul at a distance.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paul was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
Rock throws a body punch but Paul moves out of range.
Paul was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sloppy strikes from Rock. Those never looked like landing.
Paul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paul has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Paul fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rock is out of range.
Rock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Rock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paul walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Paul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rock throws a right and a left that Paul avoids nicely.
Paul misses with a hook. Rock ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Paul.
A clash of legs there as Rock blocks the low kick.
Rock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rock scrambles back to his feet.
Rock tries to land a front kick but Paul steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paul missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Paul misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Rock.
Paul thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock staying out of range there.
Paul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
Paul misses with a hook.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick.
Rock throws a shot to the body.
Rock blocks a low kick nicely.
Paul lands the left hand.
The crowd cheers as Rock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paul doesn't seem phased though.
Rock throws a series of punches but Paul avoids them all with ease.
Paul misses with a right hand
and Rock counters with a left and a right that stings Paul.
A big right from Paul misses.
Paul misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Paul misses.
Rock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rock moves out of range as Paul strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Rock!
A very excited looking Lance Rock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.