PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merton Snel (ranked 24585 p4p, 3502 weight class) and Albert Rockefeller (ranked 659 p4p, 446 weight class). Rockefeller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roll with it- Oasis. Albert Rockefeller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Snel
vs
Rockefeller

185 cm
20
215
0 - 2 - 0

191 cm
19
215
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Merton Snel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Rockefeller!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Snel clinches up against the cage.
Rockefeller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rockefeller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rockefeller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snel tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockefeller avoids the damage to the body.
Snel lands a nice knee to the body.
Snel trying to land knees to the body.
Snel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockefeller blocks it with crossed arms.
Snel lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Albert Rockefeller has been cut.
Rockefeller tries to circle away but Snel has him pinned against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Snel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockefeller blocks it with crossed arms.
Rockefeller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Merton Snel has been cut.
Snel tries a knee to the head but Rockefeller blocks it.
Rockefeller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snel landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snel missing with knees to the body.
Snel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snel misses with a knee strike.
Rockefeller is looking to break free of the clinch but Snel has double underhooks.
Rockefeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snel tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockefeller avoids the damage to the body.
Snel stalling.
Snel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snel tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockefeller avoids the damage to the body.

Rockefeller breaks from the clinch.
Rockefeller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snel thows a leg kick but Rockefeller checks it

and Rockefeller counters with a big uppercut that knocks Snel off his feet! Rockefeller dives into side control looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockefeller wants to stand but Snel has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Snel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snel is really struggling to control Rockefeller but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rockefeller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller prevents Snel from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fighters circling - Rockefeller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rockefeller cracks Snel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Snel is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Snel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Snel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been informed that Rockefeller has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rockefeller weaves into range and cracks Snel right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Snel goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Rockefeller is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Rockefeller!
Albert Rockefeller decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.