PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rohl (ranked 4210 p4p, 24800 weight class) and Dan Rudyk (ranked 492 p4p, 698 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rohl
vs
Rudyk

173 cm
19
157
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
162
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Rohl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Rudyk!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Rudyk.
Rohl gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Rohl clinches.
Rudyk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rohl lands an elbow that stopped Rudyk in his tracks for a moment.
Rohl lands a nice knee to the body.
Rohl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rohl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
Rohl missing with knees to the body.
Rudyk is trying to stall.
Rudyk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rohl backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudyk is trying to force a seperation but Rohl has the dominant position.
Rohl crunches a lovely knee into Rudyk's ribcage.
Rohl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rudyk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rohl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudyk is defending well for now.
Rohl manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rohl lands an elbow just above Rudyk 's eye.
The referee calls for Rohl to work.
Rohl controlling the action here for a moment.
Rohl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rudyk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rudyk wants to stall.
Our sources have told us that Rohl has been working on his elbows in the gym.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rohl throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rohl missing with knees to the body.
Rohl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rudyk blocks the elbow strike.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
Rohl stalling in the clinch.
Rohl missing with knees to the body.
Rohl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rudyk blocks an elbow strike from Rohl.
Rohl throws an elbow but it misses.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudyk avoids it.
Rohl lands an elbow just above Rudyk 's eye.
Rohl lands an elbow that stopped Rudyk in his tracks for a moment.
Rudyk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rohl has Rudyk pushed against the cage.
Rudyk has had enough of the clinch but Rohl keeps him there for the moment.
Rohl leaning against his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rohl.
Rudyk looks winded!
Rohl lands a nice elbow.
Rohl taking a breather.
Rohl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rudyk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rohl has him pressed against the cage.
Rohl lands an elbow just above Rudyk 's eye.
Rudyk managing to block the knees to the body from Rohl.
Rohl working Rudyk over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rohl throws an elbow that misses.
Rudyk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rohl up against the cage.
Rohl connects with a knee to the head.
Rohl is struggling to control the position.
Rohl lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rohl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rohl holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rohl for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rohl gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rohl misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Rohl dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rohl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rudyk throws a series of punches but Rohl avoids them all with ease.
Rohl walks into a straight right hand from Rudyk.
Rudyk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rudyk throws a right hand that Rohl ducks under and follows up with a left that Rohl also avoids with ease.
Rudyk looks to land a combination but Rohl avoids it well.
Rohl 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.

Rohl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rohl misses with a knee to the head.
Curtis Rohl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rudyk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rohl lands an elbow inside that Rudyk shrugs off.
Rohl tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudyk avoids the damage to the body.
Rudyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Rohl won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rohl working Rudyk over with knees to the body.
Rohl manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rohl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rohl slows down the pace here.
Rohl trying to land knees to the body.
Rohl stalling in the clinch.
Rudyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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

Rohl moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rohl slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rohl throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudyk blocks the elbow strike.
Rudyk has had enough of the clinch but Rohl keeps him there for the moment.
Rohl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rohl lands an elbow just above Rudyk 's eye.
Rohl missing with knees to the body.
Rudyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rohl throws an elbow but misses.
Rohl tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudyk avoids the damage to the body.
Rohl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rohl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudyk is defending well for now.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudyk avoids it.
Rohl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rudyk can do to turn this around?
Rohl landing knees to the body.
Rudyk is breathing heavily.
Rohl unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudyk avoiding damage as Rohl throws knees to the body.
Rohl lands an elbow inside that Rudyk shrugs off.
Rohl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rudyk avoids it.
Rudyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rohl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rohl is struggling to control the position.
Rohl with a knee to the head.

Rudyk is rocked!
Rohl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rudyk's defenses.
Rudyk is still on wobbly legs! Can Rohl finish him?
Rohl pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Rudyk! Rohl unloads with more strikes and Rudyk sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Rohl!