PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Rotti (ranked 7276 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Degrom (ranked 5727 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Rotti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rotti
vs
Degrom

179 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Rotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zach Degrom!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Degrom swings widly with a right hand
and Rotti counters with a low kick, right behind Degrom 's knee.
Rotti digs a good body shot into Degrom's ribs.
Rotti throws a body shot but no joy.
Rotti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rotti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jay Rotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rotti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Degrom has time to react.
Rotti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rotti throws a hook but Degrom blocks it.
Rotti lands the left hand.
Degrom moves out of range as Rotti strikes.
Degrom is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rotti is looking to chop away at Degrom's legs.
Degrom let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Degrom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Rotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rotti connects with a leg kick. Degrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Degrom misses the target.
Degrom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rotti throws a hook to the side of Degrom's head but Degrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Degrom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Degrom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rotti.
Rotti swings for the body but Degrom moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Degrom.
Rotti catches Degrom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotti scores with a decent looking hook.
Degrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Degrom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Degrom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Degrom.
Degrom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Degrom misses the jab.
Degrom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rotti misses with a hook
and Degrom counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Rotti misses the target.
Degrom throws out a counter right but Rotti avoids it with no problem.
Rotti scoring well with a low kick there.
Rotti thumps Degrom with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotti lands a jab.
Degrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rotti.
Degrom looks to land a left hand but Rotti moved out of range nicely.
Degrom throws an off balance right hand
and Rotti counters with a straight right hand.
Rotti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Degrom's sensitive parts.
Rotti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Degrom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Degrom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Degrom misses with a combination
and Rotti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Degrom's knee momentarily.
Degrom slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Degrom's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Degrom moves away from the strike by Rotti.
Rotti with a hook.
Rotti throws a shot from downtown. Degrom moves away and avoids it.
Degrom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrom slips a jab from Rotti.
Rotti throws a jab but it's blocked by Degrom.
Rotti swings for the body but Degrom moves out of range.
Degrom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rotti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotti misses with a body shot
and Degrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Degrom misses.
Degrom defending well as Rotti loads up on a big left hand.
Rotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Degrom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rotti slips a jab from Degrom.
Degrom ducks under a wild hook from Rotti.
Degrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rotti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Rotti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rotti misses with a left hand

and Degrom moves into the clinch.
Degrom content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Rotti breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rotti. Degrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Degrom.
Rotti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Degrom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Rotti is rocked!
Degrom throws a series of punches but Rotti moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotti thumps Degrom with a low kick.
Rotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Degrom moves away.
Degrom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rotti misses with a left hand
and Degrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rotti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Degrom can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotti scores with a body shot.
Rotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Degrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rotti.
Degrom lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab from Rotti finds it's way through Degrom's defenses.
Nice cross by Rotti.
Degrom throws a right hand that misses
and Rotti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rotti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rotti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rotti throws an overhand right that lands on Degrom's shoulder, as Degrom tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Degrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jay Rotti is winning the standup battle so far.
Rotti throws a shot from downtown. Degrom moves away and avoids it.
Degrom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Degrom.
Rotti staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degrom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rotti counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Degrom moves away from the strike by Rotti.
Degrom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Rotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Degrom unleashes a big counter combination but Rotti bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Degrom throws out a counter right but Rotti avoids it with no problem.
Rotti throws the left hand but Degrom avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Degrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Degrom scores with a nice head shot.
Rotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Degrom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rotti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Degrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rotti sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Rotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rotti cracks Degrom with a good jab.
Rotti throws a body punch but Degrom moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Degrom misses
and Rotti counters with a straight right hand.
Rotti misses with a lunging right hand
and Degrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Rotti looks to land a left hand but Degrom moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Rotti misses.
Rotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Degrom! But no joy.
Rotti moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Rotti misses.
Degrom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rotti cracks Degrom with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rotti.
Rotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Degrom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rotti.
Rotti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rotti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rotti misses with a looping left.
Rotti throws a jab but it's blocked by Degrom.
A jab from Degrom misses.
Rotti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Degrom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rotti throws a lazy uppercut
and Degrom counters with a stiff right hand.
Rotti looks to throw the jab but Degrom is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Rotti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rotti ducks under a wild hook from Degrom.
Rotti walks into a straight right hand from Degrom.
Degrom loads up on a big right hand but Rotti slips the punch.
Degrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Degrom takes one to the chin there.
Rotti misses the shot to the body.
Degrom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rotti defending well as Degrom loads up on a big left hand.
Degrom blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Degrom looks to land a left hand but Rotti moved out of range nicely.
Degrom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Rotti misses.
Degrom thuds his right hand into Rotti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rotti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotti works the jab nicely.
Rotti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Degrom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rotti scrambles back to his feet.
Degrom moves out of range as Rotti strikes.
Degrom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rottis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Degrom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rotti connects with a leg kick. Degrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Degrom misses with an uppercut
and Rotti counters with an inside leg kick.
Rotti swings for the body but Degrom moves out of range.
Rotti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rotti misses with an uppercut. Degrom saw that one coming.
Rotti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Degrom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rotti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rotti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Degrom throws a right hand that misses
and Rotti counters with an inside leg kick.
Degrom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Degrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rotti cracks Degrom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Degrom slips a jab from Rotti.
Rotti sets himself, and Degrom steps forward looking for the clinch! Rotti avoids it this time.
Rotti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Degrom. That did some damage!
Degrom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rotti misses with a hook to the body
and Degrom counters with a stiff right hand.
Rotti misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotti throws a poor cross that misses
and Degrom counters with a three punch combo that has Rotti backing up. Rotti nods at Degrom to acknowledge the strikes.
Rotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Degrom throws a nice looking combination but Rotti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rotti is looking to slow Degrom down with leg kicks.
Rotti is looking to score with low kicks.
Rotti connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Rotti.
Degrom misses with a looping right.
Rotti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Degrom misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotti lands a nice looking body shot.
Rotti throws a leg kick but Degrom sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Degrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rotti lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Rotti.
Zach Degrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rotti. That's going to slow Degrom down.
A cross from Rotti lands.
Degrom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rotti looks to land a left hand but Degrom moved out of range nicely.
Degrom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rotti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Rotti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rotti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Rotti!