PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sindicious Lightning (ranked 1456 p4p, 2930 weight class) and Maurice Rollo (ranked 39 p4p, 91 weight class). Rollo has chosen Brass Monkey as his entrance music. Sindicious Lightning has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lightning
vs
Rollo

198 cm
20
223
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
251
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Fast

AVALON

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sindicious Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurice Rollo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lightning duly obliges.
Rollo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lightning swinging wildly here.
Lightning scores with a jab. Rollo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rollo shoots and misses
enabling Lightning to counter with a crisp jab.
Rollo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Rollo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lightning wants to control but Rollo is keeping busy.
Lightning on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lightning tries to get out of the position.
Rollo trying to control from half guard but Lightning is working away.

Rollo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lightning tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rollo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maurice Rollo!
After the fight, Maurice Rollo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.