PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Solis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Rump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Solis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Solis
vs
Rump

155 cm
23
177 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

190 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Solis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Rump!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rump with a poor takedown

and Solis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rump on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rump.
Solis throws a punch but it's blocked by Rump.
Solis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Solis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rump is defending well for now.
Solis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rump is looking for a takedown.
Rump lands a nice shot to the body.
Solis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Solis trying to land knees to the body.
Rump tries to pull guard but Solis won't allow it.
Vincent Solis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Rump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rump jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Solis walks away with a smile on his face. Rump gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rump tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Solis defends well and Rump ends up having to push Solis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Solis is looking to counter with head kicks.
Rump shoots in but no luck this time.
Rump misses with a takedown

and Solis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rump works on Solis's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rump.

Rump breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Solis feints and as Rump raises his hands in defense, Solis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Rump has his feet on Solis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Rump clinches.
Rump blocking some punches.
Rump lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rump blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Solis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Rump with that takedown attempt.
Solis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Solis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rump.
Solis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rump shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roman Rump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rump looks winded!
Rump throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rump displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Solis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rump tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Solis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rump closes this distance looking for a takedown but Solis circles away.
Solis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rump manages to circle out of the way.

Rump clinches.
Rump keeps control of Solis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rump prevents Solis from breaking the clinch.
Rump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rump can't find room to land a body shot as Solis controls the action.
Solis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Solis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Solis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rump or perhaps it was just good defense by Solis, which made it look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis stuffs the takedown.
As Rump backs away, Solis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Solis lands a head kick!
Rump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Solis rushes Rump and presses him up against the cage.

Solis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Rump lands but Solis takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rump is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vincent Solis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rump shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Solis defends it nicely.

Solis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rump tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Solis is in Rump's guard.
Solis stands up over Rump, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rump wants to get back to his feet but Solis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Solis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rump has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Solis connects with a couple of short punches.

Rump manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Solis fails to land.
Solis is trying to break the clinch but Rump is controlling him.

Rump successfully pulls guard.
Solis 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.
Rump wants to hit a switch here but Solis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rump there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rump tries to hold on but Solis postures up.
Solis unloading with bombs!
Rump is looking to get to half guard.
Rump tries to hold on but Solis postures up.
Rump sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rump is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Solis.
Rump gets back to full guard.
Rump tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Solis is in close to Rump's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Solis lands a couple of digs.
Solis with a nice head shot there.
Solis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Solis slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Rump.
Solis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rump pushes Solis off looking to stand but Solis dives back in and keeps control.
Rump has a hand on Solis's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Solis takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Solis unloading with bombs!
Rump wants to hold on but Solis pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Solis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rump's face.

Rump is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Solis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rump is trying hard to land a takedown here. Solis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Solis stuffs the takedown.
Rump fails with a takedown attempt.
Solis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vincent Solis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Rump.
Rump has a takedown stuffed.
Rump takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rump tries to clinch but Solis moves out of range.
Solis tried to counter with a leg kick but Rump avoided it.
Rump shoots in looking for a takedown but Solis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rump's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Solis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rump feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rump fails with an attempt to clinch.
Solis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rump is out of range and Solis settles back down.
Solis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rump as he avoids it easily.
Solis fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rump or perhaps it was just good defense by Solis, which made it look bad.
Rump looks for a takedown but Solis sprawls well.
Solis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Solis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Solis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rump can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rump looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Solis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Solis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rump with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Solis there.
Solis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rump has hold of Solis's hands but Solis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Solis winds up and cracks Rump with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solis winds up and cracks Rump with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Solis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rump is trying to stand.
Solis 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.
Solis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rump trying to control from the bottom.
Solis lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Solis lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Solis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rump taking some punishment here, with Solis in his half guard.
Solis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vincent Solis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rump wants to get back to full guard.
Solis lands strikes from half guard.
Solis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rump is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Solis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Solis there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Solis connects with a nice short shot to Rump's temple.
Roman Rump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent Solis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Solis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Solis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Solis 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Solis!