PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Rolf (ranked 204 p4p, 45 weight class) and Joad Cressbeckler (ranked 27 p4p, 5 weight class). Rolf comes to the cage accompanied by AVGN Theme Song. Cressbeckler has chosen American Remains as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rolf
vs
Cressbeckler

180 cm
29
169
17 - 9 - 0

177 cm
34
177
34 - 15 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joad Cressbeckler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Rolf misses.
Cressbeckler misses with a looping left.
Cressbeckler 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.
Cressbeckler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Joad Cressbeckler has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Rolf has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rolf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cressbeckler doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick lands for Cressbeckler.
Rolf lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Rolf has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rolf throws a head punch that misses.
Rolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rolf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rolf lands an uppercut.

Cressbeckler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rolf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cressbeckler has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cressbeckler defending well as Rolf loads up on a big left hand.
Cressbeckler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cressbeckler wants it to stay on the feet.
Rolf moves in looking to clinch but Cressbeckler pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cressbeckler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cressbeckler misses with a straight right.
Cressbeckler ducks under a wild hook from Rolf.
Rolf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cressbeckler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rolf misses the body punch
and Cressbeckler counters with an outside leg kick.
Cressbeckler moves away from the strike by Rolf.
Rolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Cressbeckler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rolf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rolf is looking to clinch but Cressbeckler is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler cracks Rolf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Cressbeckler.
Rolf swings widly with a right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cressbeckler.
Rolf goes for a double leg but Cressbeckler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cressbeckler continues to drive forward.
Cressbeckler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Cressbeckler breaks the clinch.
Rolf tests Cressbeckler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Cressbeckler as Rolf shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Rolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler misses with a low kick.
Rolf throws a body punch but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Cressbeckler misses.
Cressbeckler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rolf.
Cressbeckler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cressbeckler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cressbeckler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rolf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Cressbeckler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Cressbeckler.

It looks like Jakob Rolf has been cut.
Rolf scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cressbeckler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cressbeckler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Rolf takes the fight into the clinch.
Cressbeckler has a couple of punches blocked by Rolf.
Rolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cressbeckler presses Rolf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cressbeckler lands a nice shot to the body.
Cressbeckler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Cressbeckler manages to break the clinch.
Cressbeckler swats away the attempt to clinch by Rolf.
Rolf looks to throw the jab but Cressbeckler is out of range.
Cressbeckler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rolf throws a looping overhand right but Cressbeckler ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cressbeckler counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cressbeckler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rolf.
Cressbeckler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cressbeckler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rolf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rolf needs to keep his hands up - Cressbeckler had a free shot at his head there.
Cressbeckler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rolf thuds his right hand into Cressbeckler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cressbeckler throws a shot to the body.
Cressbeckler misses the shot to the body.
Rolf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cressbeckler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cressbeckler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rolf.
Rolf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cressbeckler misses with a low kick as Rolf jumps back.
Rolf drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cressbeckler sprawls and moves away.
Rolf moves away from the strike by Cressbeckler.
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 Jakob Rolf will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rolf shoots for a takedown but Cressbeckler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cressbeckler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cressbeckler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rolf has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rolf and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rolf looks to land a left hand but Cressbeckler moved out of range nicely.
Rolf fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cressbeckler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rolf.
Cressbeckler appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rolf looks to throw the jab but Cressbeckler is out of range.
Rolf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cressbeckler replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rolf blocks it well.
Rolf misses with a hook to the body
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rolf's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cressbeckler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cressbeckler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rolf moves away.
A slow jab from Rolf misses its intended target.
Cressbeckler throws a hook to the side of Rolf's head but Rolf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rolf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cressbeckler doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rolf.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cressbeckler! But no joy.
Cressbeckler looks to land a left hand but Rolf moved out of range nicely.
Cressbeckler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rolf loads up on a big right hand but Cressbeckler slips the punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rolf.
Cressbeckler was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rolf moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Rolf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rolf takes a swing at Cressbeckler's ribcage but misses.
Cressbeckler staying out of range there.
Cressbeckler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rolf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cressbeckler counters with a series of strikes. Rolf will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cressbeckler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rolf moves away.
Joad Cressbeckler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rolf wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rolf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cressbeckler ducks under a wild hook from Rolf.
Cressbeckler throws out a counter right but Rolf avoids it with no problem.
Rolf ducks under a wild hook from Cressbeckler.
A punch combination from Rolf misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cressbeckler scores with a shot to the body.
Rolf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cressbeckler cracks Rolf with a good jab.
Cressbeckler misses with a shot to the body
and Rolf counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cressbeckler misses.
Rolf swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cressbeckler clobbers Rolf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rolf wants to clinch.
Rolf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cressbeckler tries to score with a low kick but Rolf moves his leg out of the way.
Cressbeckler feints and then cracks Rolf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rolf down.
Rolf shoots for a takedown but Cressbeckler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Rolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolf throws a hook but Cressbeckler avoids it easily.
Cressbeckler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cressbeckler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cressbeckler scores with a leg kick.
Rolf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cressbeckler swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rolf misses with a right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cressbeckler is looking to land body kicks.
Rolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cressbeckler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rolf.
Cressbeckler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cressbeckler.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rolf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cressbeckler looks to land a right hand but Rolf moved out of range.
Rolf takes one to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joad Cressbeckler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Rolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Cressbeckler is just out of range.
Cressbeckler lands a leg kick that knocks Rolf off balance momentarily.
A jab from Cressbeckler misses.
Cressbeckler cracks Rolf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rolf loads up on a big right hand but Cressbeckler slips the punch.
Rolf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cressbeckler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cressbeckler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rolf shoots in for a takedown but Cressbeckler shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Rolf misses.
Rolf misses with a left hand
and Cressbeckler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Cressbeckler.
Rolf swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler cracks Rolf with an open hand slap.

Rolf is rocked!

Jakob Rolf's cut is getting worse.
Rolf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cressbeckler fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Rolf out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Joad Cressbeckler!
Joad Cressbeckler is the new welterweight champion!
Joad Cressbeckler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jakob Rolf spoke after the fight, saying 'ASS!!! (https://youtu.be/c2ia8T4E2Mc)'.