PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Daly (ranked 6661 p4p, 22664 weight class) and Theodore Rothschild (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.

Daly
vs
Rothschild

194 cm
26
222
3 - 4 - 1

190 cm
29
215
6 - 4 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Daly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Daly misses.
Rothschild 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.
Rothschild cracks Daly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Daly connects with a leg kick.
Rothschild blocks a leg kick.
Daly throws a leg kick that misses.
Roger Daly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daly manages to avoid it.
Rothschild thuds his shin into the meat of Daly's side.
Daly throws a leg kick that misses.
Daly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daly misses with a low kick.
Daly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rothschild throws out the jab.
Daly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Daly 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.
A shot to the liver by Rothschild. Beautiful body shot.
Daly checks a low kick from Rothschild.
Daly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range.
Rothschild tries a quick counter leg kick but Daly is wise to it.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Daly.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daly can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Daly is just out of range.
As Rothschild backs away, Daly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Daly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothschild.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daly tries a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
Theodore Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daly scoring well with a low kick there.
Daly tries a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daly feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daly checks a leg kick.
Rothschild scores with a body shot.
Daly scores with a leg kick.
Daly misses with a low kick as Rothschild jumps back.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daly ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daly.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Daly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rothschild tests Daly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daly misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daly manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rothschild.
Daly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Daly thuds his shin into the meat of Rothschild's side.
A shot to the liver by Rothschild. Beautiful body shot.
Daly motions for Rothschild to come forward. Daly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daly throws a chopping leg kick but Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Rothschild finds it's way through Daly's defenses.
Daly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Daly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Daly is just out of range.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daly circles away quickly and effectively.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daly is looking to chop away at Rothschild's legs.
Daly misses with a leg kick.
Daly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rothschild checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daly misses with a low kick.
Daly tries to score with a low kick but Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild moves out of range of the body kick from Daly.
Rothschild is looking to chop away at Daly's legs.
Daly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rothschild's corner calls for a 1-2. Rothschild obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rothschild is looking to land body kicks.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daly.
Rothschild connects with a nice looking jab.
Rothschild blocks a low kick nicely.

Rothschild gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daly to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Daly wants to control from the top but Rothschild keeps moving.
Daly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothschild swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Rothschild has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daly is looking to work some ground and pound but Rothschild has wrist control.
Daly throwing strikes from guard but Rothschild blocks nicely.
Daly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothschild swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothschild managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Rothschild dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Daly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rothschild.
Rothschild looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rothschild is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daly rather than just go for the knockout.
Rothschild cracks Daly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daly throws a low kick, looking for Rothschild's leg but Rothschild calmly moves out of range.
Daly throws the kick towards the body but Rothschild avoids it.
Rothschild works Daly's body with a nice hook.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daly slips a straight right by Rothschild.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rothschild checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild throws a low kick, looking for Daly's leg but Daly calmly moves out of range.
Rothschild checks a low kick from Daly.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rothschild misses with a straight left.
Daly lands a nice looking body kick.
Daly 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.
Daly takes one to the chin there.
Daly throws a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
Daly 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.
Rothschild checks the leg kick.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut. Daly saw that one coming.
Rothschild lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Daly misses with a low kick.
Rothschild fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daly checks it well.
Daly 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.
A punch lands to the side of Daly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daly tries to close the distance and clinch but Rothschild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rothschild misses with a straight left.
Rothschild scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daly with the inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Daly.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daly.
Daly misses with a low kick.
Daly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Daly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rothschild's guard.
Daly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rothschild keeping moving, preventing Daly from controlling successfully.
Rothschild utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Daly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Daly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Daly throws a sloppy strike and Rothschild has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Daly is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Rothschild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Theodore Rothschild!