PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Very Rounded (ranked 3440 p4p, 399 weight class) and DJ Rinky Dink (ranked 2594 p4p, 310 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rounded
vs
Rinky Dink

190 cm
23
198 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

193 cm
23
193 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Very Rounded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Rinky Dink!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinky Dink dodges the punch combination from Rounded.
Rounded wants to clinch up but Rinky Dink keeps it at a distance.
Rounded moves out of range of the body kick.
Rounded closes the distance but Rinky Dink moves to the side
and Rinky Dink counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rounded looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Rounded. Those never looked like landing.
Rinky Dink looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rounded fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rinky Dink has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rinky Dink fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from Rinky Dink finds it's target.
Rinky Dink stuffs the takedown attempt from Rounded. Rounded gets slowly back to his feet.
Rinky Dink lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rounded shoots for a takedown but Rinky Dink saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A good leg kick by Rinky Dink.
Rinky Dink feints and then cracks Rounded's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rounded down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rounded misses with a hook.
Rounded throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounded keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rinky Dink.
Nice body punch from Rounded.
Rinky Dink's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rounded under the eye.
Rinky Dink takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rounded defending well as Rinky Dink loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Rounded there.
Rounded takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rinky Dink keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rounded misses with a double jab.
Rinky Dink misses with an uppercut. Rounded saw that one coming.
Rinky Dink lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Very Rounded has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rinky Dink will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Rounded fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rinky Dink to the ground. Rounded is now in Rinky Dink's guard.

Rounded drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rinky Dink dives on top into guard.

Rinky Dink stays in close to Rounded's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rounded is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rinky Dink not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rounded can't keep his opponent in guard - Rinky Dink advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rounded is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rinky Dink scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinky Dink stalling.
Rounded tries to roll over but Rinky Dink keeps him under control.
Rinky Dink controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Rounded actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Rinky Dink seems content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rinky Dink is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rinky Dink lands a jab.
Rinky Dink takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
DJ Rinky Dink is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rounded rushes Rinky Dink and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rounded looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rounded throws a head punch that misses.
Rounded misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Rinky Dink dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Very Rounded's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rinky Dink jabs at Rounded's body.
Rounded tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rinky Dink paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rounded tries to clinch but Rinky Dink is having none of it.
Rinky Dink bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rounded's head backwards.
Rinky Dink misses with a hook.
Rounded shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rinky Dink as he avoids it easily.
Rinky Dink scores with a hook.
Rinky Dink scores with a hook to the body. Rounded takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rounded blocks a head kick by Rinky Dink.
Rounded has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Rinky Dink.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rounded drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rinky Dink is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rounded's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rinky Dink is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounded is stalling here. Rinky Dink is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rounded seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rinky Dink has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
Let's hope that Rinky Dink has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rounded sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rinky Dink looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rinky Dink wants to pass the guard but Rounded is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rounded trying to control here.
Rinky Dink throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rinky Dink content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rinky Dink's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Rinky Dink.
Rounded tries to get to full guard but Rinky Dink has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounded trying to control but Rinky Dink postures up.
Rounded tries to roll over but Rinky Dink keeps him under control.
Rinky Dink moves nicely into side control.
Rinky Dink just content to control the position.
Rounded can't do much from the bottom here.
Rounded is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rounded stops Rinky Dink from passing to mount.
Rinky Dink controlling the position from side mount.
Rounded tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rinky Dink controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rinky Dink working away.
Rounded is trying to escape the position but Rinky Dink is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Rinky Dink showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Very Rounded's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jab from Rinky Dink.
Nice defenses there by Rounded.
DJ Rinky Dink seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rounded looks to land a right hand but Rinky Dink moved out of range.
It seemed like Rinky Dink was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rounded tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rinky Dink manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rinky Dink tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rounded is able to avoid easily.
Rinky Dink thumps Rounded with a low kick.
Rinky Dink misses with a straight left.
Rinky Dink will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Rinky Dink.
Rounded takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinky Dink loads up on a big right hand but Rounded slips the punch.
A big left from Rinky Dink misses.
Rounded throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rinky Dink counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rounded's knee momentarily.
Rinky Dink cracks the inside of Rounded's front leg.
Rounded tries to clinch but Rinky Dink moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounded takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rounded tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rinky Dink counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rinky Dink scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rounded tries to bum rush Rinky Dink with a series of wild strikes but Rinky Dink uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rinky Dink throws a combination. Rounded tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rinky Dink feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rounded's calf.
Rounded is looking to clinch but Rinky Dink is avoiding it.
Rinky Dink throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rinky Dink throws a jab when Rounded was well out of range.
Rounded closes the distance and clinches up with Rinky Dink, looking for a takedown. Rounded pushes Rinky Dink against the cage but Rinky Dink circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Rinky Dink cracks Rounded with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rinky Dink has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rounded to stand back up!

Rounded is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rinky Dink closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Rounded out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DJ Rinky Dink!
A victorious DJ Rinky Dink thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.