PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Rocks (ranked 2714 p4p, 311 weight class) and Prince Tonni (ranked 3367 p4p, 366 weight class). Prince Tonni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rocks
vs
Tonni

180 cm
27
179 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
185 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Rocks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Tonni!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocks.
Rocks throwing a counter right hand but Tonni manages to avoid it.
Tonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Tonni misses.
Rocks tries to counter by clinching up but Tonni breaks away and moves out of range.
Tonni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tonni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tonni throws a combination that misses

and Rocks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rocks.
Tonni being controlled against the cage.
Rocks 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.
Rocks stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocks pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rocks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rocks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tonni's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rocks is leaning against Tonni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rocks scores with a hook to the body.
Rocks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Rocks.
Rocks misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rocks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rocks taking a breather.
Rocks gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Rocks.
Tonni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tonni misses with a hook

and Rocks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rocks.
Rocks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rocks misses with an elbow strike.
Rocks avoiding damage as Tonni throws knees to the body.
Rocks taking a breather.
Rocks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonni blocks an elbow strike.
Rocks misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rocks.
Rocks scores with a hook to the body.
Tonni blocks a body shot from Rocks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonni misses with the head strike.
Rocks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Rocks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tonni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Jason Rocks has been cut.

Rocks moves into the clinch.
Tonni has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rocks seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tonni can turn it around.
Tonni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tonni misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Prince Tonni has been cut.
Rocks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Rocks.
Rocks misses with an elbow over the top.
Tonni lands a left hand.
Rocks lands an elbow just above Tonni 's eye.
Rocks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonni dodges an elbow strike from Rocks.
Tonni letting Rocks take a breather here.
Nice elbow from Rocks.
Rocks lands a damaging elbow.
Tonni being controlled against the cage.
Rocks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonni can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rocks stalls.
Rocks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocks stalling against the cage.
Tonni can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rocks.
Tonni tries to throw a body punch but Rocks avoids it by throwing Tonni back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rocks blocking some punches.
Tonni tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocks avoids the damage to the body.
Rocks controlling the action here for a moment.
Tonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rocks has Tonni pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Rocks dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Tonni misses with a double jab

and Rocks counters by moving into the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Rocks.
Tonni throws a combination that misses

and Rocks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rocks.
Tonni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rocks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rocks tries a body shot but Tonni blocks it.
Rocks controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocks taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocks avoids a wild elbow strike from Tonni.
Rocks throws an elbow but it misses.
Rocks keeps control of Tonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tonni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rocks up against the cage.
Rocks misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tonni takes an elbow to the temple.
Tonni takes an elbow to the temple.
Tonni misses with the head strike.
Rocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rocks tries a body shot but Tonni blocks it.
Rocks lands an elbow inside that Tonni shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocks stalling the fight.
Rocks blocks a body shot from Tonni.
Jason Rocks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rocks lands a damaging elbow.
Rocks avoiding damage.
Rocks prevents a body shot from Tonni.
Prince Tonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonni misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rocks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rocks throws an elbow but misses.
Rocks struggles to land a body shot inside as Tonni controls his hands.
Tonni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rocks has him pressed against the cage.
Rocks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rocks leaning his opponent against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Rocks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rocks, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Rocks!
A relieved looking Jason Rocks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.