PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rolls (ranked 1528 p4p, 2869 weight class) and Nelson Biederman (ranked 204 p4p, 358 weight class). Rolls comes to the cage accompanied by Moonshine Bandits - For The Outlawz. Biederman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Move This. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rolls
vs
Biederman

175 cm
28
176
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
185
12 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

The Pharmacy Phuket
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Silverback Sweatshop

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Rolls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Biederman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biederman lands with a right hand.
Biederman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rolls tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Biederman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Biederman swats away the attempt to clinch by Rolls.
Rolls takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rolls works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rolls pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rolls blocks a jab.
Biederman misses with a straight right.
Rolls seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rolls moves out of range of the body kick from Biederman.

Rolls has managed to clinch.
Biederman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Rolls's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Rolls turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ground and pound from Rolls seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Biederman is not content to let Rolls control the position.
Biederman controls the position for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biederman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rolls wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rolls in side control lands a decent elbow.

It looks like Nelson Biederman has been cut.
Biederman manages to get back to half guard.
Rolls is pressing down on Biederman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Biederman is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Biederman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rolls trying to control the action but Biederman is working from the bottom.
Biederman tries to roll over but Rolls keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rolls is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Biederman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rolls wants to control but Biederman is keeping him busy.
Rolls passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Biederman!
Biederman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Biederman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rolls keeping full guard, as Biederman tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biederman trying to move into half guard but instead Rolls has managed to sweep!

Biederman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rolls trying to control but Biederman is working from the bottom.
Rolls preventing the sweep.

Biederman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Biederman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rolls's guard.

Biederman wants to control from the top but Rolls keeps moving.
Rolls working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biederman works over Rolls with some ground and pound from guard.
Biederman throws an elbow that misses. Rolls uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Biederman's guard. Nice move by Rolls!

Biederman controlling Rolls's posture.
Biederman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rolls pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Biederman is keeping the position for now.
Rolls wants to control from the top but Biederman keeps moving.
Rolls has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Biederman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rolls manages to get himself to full guard.

Biederman wants to control from the top but Rolls keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bubba Rolls will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rolls throws a nice inside leg kick.
Biederman's coach down at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Biederman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rolls walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Rolls looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rolls postures up.

Biederman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rolls is aware though and is defending well.
Biederman is trying to control the position but Rolls postures up.
Biederman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rolls manages to get himself to full guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rolls looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rolls is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Biederman defends well.
Biederman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rolls swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bubba Rolls overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Biederman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rolls trying to keep a closed guard but Biederman is proving a slippery customer.
Biederman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Biederman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Biederman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Biederman looking to pass the guard.

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.
Biederman looking to sit in guard and control but Rolls gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Rolls is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Biederman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rolls defends well.
Biederman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rolls wants to control from the top but Biederman keeps moving.
Biederman looking for a sweep. Not yet Biederman, not yet.
Rolls trying to control but Biederman is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolls content to stall in guard here.
Rolls looking to sit in guard and control but Biederman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Rolls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Biederman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Biederman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rolls is trying to control Biederman's posture but Biederman avoids it.
Rolls is trying to improve his position.
Rolls wants to control but Biederman postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biederman scoring with punches from side control.
Rolls prevents Biederman from improving position.
Biederman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Biederman working the ground and pound from side control.
Rolls manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rolls wants to control but Biederman is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Biederman.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Biederman lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Biederman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Biederman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Biederman is looking to advance position but Rolls won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Biederman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Biederman throws a looping overhand right but Rolls ducks down to avoid it.
Biederman misses with an uppercut.
Rolls fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biederman checks it well.
Rolls takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rolls takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Biederman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rolls sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rolls shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Biederman defends it nicely.
Rolls misses with a left hand
and Biederman counters with a straight right hand.
Biederman ducks under a wild hook from Rolls.
The fight stays on the outside here - Biederman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rolls feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biederman tests Rolls's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Biederman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Biederman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Biederman or perhaps it was just good defense by Rolls, which made it look bad.
Rolls missing with a left hand there. Biederman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Biederman has Rolls up against the cage in a clinch.
Biederman misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biederman.
A head punch on the inside from Biederman fails to land.
Biederman tries a body shot but Rolls blocks it.
Rolls lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rolls lands a shoulder strike.
Biederman prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Rolls scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rolls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rolls avoiding damage as Biederman throws knees to the body.
Rolls scores with a shoulder strike.
Rolls blocks an uppercut.
Rolls lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biederman backwards.
Biederman misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biederman misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biederman lands with a right to the head.
Biederman can't find room to land a body shot as Rolls controls the action.
Biederman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rolls has a couple of punches blocked by Biederman.
Biederman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Biederman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Biederman misses with a body punch.
Biederman lands a knee to the head.
Biederman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Biederman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Biederman cracks Rolls with an open hand slap.
Rolls fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Rolls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolls is looking to clinch.
Biederman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Bubba Rolls has been cut.
Biederman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rolls throws a hook but Biederman blocks it.
Biederman throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Biederman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biederman slips a jab from Rolls.
Biederman connects with a leg kick.
Biederman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rolls throws a shot from downtown. Biederman moves away and avoids it.
Rolls misses with an uppercut. Biederman saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Biederman.
Biederman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rolls throws a lazy right hand but Biederman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biederman looks to land a left hand but Rolls moved out of range nicely.
Rolls moves in looking to clinch but Biederman pushes him off.
Biederman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rolls is looking to counter punch.
Biederman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rolls sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rolls moves out of range as Biederman throws a body kick.
Nice shot by Rolls.
A swing and a miss from Biederman.
Biederman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rolls counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biederman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rolls has time to react.
Nelson Biederman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biederman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rolls doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolls throws a lazy uppercut
and Biederman counters with a straight right hand.

Rolls shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Biederman's guard.
Biederman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Biederman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rolls scoring with some ground and pound.
Rolls chips away with some ground and pound.

Biederman looking for a guillotine here but Rolls defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Biederman is on top in guard.

Biederman is fighting to break Rolls's control of his arms but Rolls is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Biederman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Biederman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Biederman!
Nelson Biederman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.