PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Castor Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Rollins
vs
Saibot

188 cm
35
187 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

182 cm
35
178 lbs
37 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
Aspire Clothing

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Aspire Clothing

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 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Castor Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rollins. That's going to slow Saibot down.
Rollins shoots for a double leg takedown but Saibot sprawls well. He's pushed Rollins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rollins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rollins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saibot slips a jab from Rollins.
Saibot flicks out a counter leg kick but Rollins steps away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rollins misses the target.
Saibot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rollins, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Saibot.
Rollins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Saibot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rollins. That did some damage!
Rollins tries a low kick but Saibot avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saibot throws a big shot that misses.
Rollins throws a big shot that misses.
Saibot blocks a jab.
Rollins throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Saibot tenderised Rollins's leg. Rollins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rollins connects with a crisp jab.
Rollins lands a nice shot to the body.
Rollins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saibot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saibot ducks right into an uppercut from Rollins.
Saibot walks into a left hand.
Rollins throws a hook to the side of Saibot's head but Saibot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saibot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rollins wants to slow Saibot down by chopping away at his legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Rollins blocks the leg kick.
Rollins is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Rollins.

It looks like Noob Saibot has been cut.
Saibot throws a looping overhand right but Rollins ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rollins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saibot counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot scoring well with a low kick there.
Saibot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rollins tries to work over Saibot's front leg with a kick but Saibot checks it.
Rollins misses with a looping right.
Rollins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saibot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rollins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saibot.
Rollins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Saibot scores with a jab to the head.
Saibot misses with an uppercut
and Rollins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rollins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saibot at a distance.
Rollins misses with a hook to the body
and Saibot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rollins throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Saibot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rollins tries to land a leg kick but Saibot saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rollins, right into the meat.
Saibot throws a looping overhand right but Rollins ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rollins. Saibot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rollins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rollins misses with a looping left.
Saibot appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rollins throws a leg kick but Saibot moved away.
Rollins looks to score with a jab to the body but Saibot is just out of range.
Saibot slips under a jab from Rollins.
Saibot slips under a jab.
Saibot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rollins with a body shot.
Rollins scores with a jab to the head.
Rollins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saibot counters with a right hand to the body.
Rollins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saibot looks to score with a jab to the body but Rollins is just out of range.
Rollins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot checks the leg kick.
Rollins throws a body shot but no joy.
Saibot ducks right into an uppercut from Rollins.
A shot to the liver by Rollins. Beautiful body shot.
Rollins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saibot misses with a wild combination.
Rollins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saibot.
A bone on bone clash there as Rollins blocks the leg kick.
Saibot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rollins misses with a leg kick
and Saibot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saibot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rollins throws out the jab.
Saibot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Castor Rollins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Saibot moves out of range of the body kick.
Saibot has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Saibot ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Saibot clobbers Rollins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rollins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saibot is out of range.
Saibot scores with a decent looking hook.
Rollins is looking to score with low kicks.
Saibot lands with a cross.
Saibot avoids the body shot from Rollins.
Saibot throws a hook to the side of Rollins's head but Rollins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rollins.
Nice cross by Rollins.
Rollins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saibot's sensitive parts.
Rollins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saibot can do to turn this around?
Saibot misses with a straight left.
Rollins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saibot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saibot thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rollins if he has to take too many more of those.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Saibot might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rollins has got the better of the exchanges.
Rollins punishes Saibot's body with a nice straight punch.
Rollins throws a leg kick

and Saibot counters with a crisp one two that drops Rollins! Saibot thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rollins to his feet! Rollins is in big trouble!

Rollins is rocked!
Saibot lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Rollins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rollins drops his hands momentarily. Saibot doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Rollins staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Rollins doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noob Saibot!
Noob Saibot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.