PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rokken Roll (ranked 236 p4p, 358 weight class) and Oscar Blaydes (ranked 34 p4p, 53 weight class). Blaydes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Sunshine - White Zombie. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Roll
vs
Blaydes

178 cm
30
159
19 - 7 - 1

171 cm
31
158
13 - 6 - 1

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World class boxer
Granite chin

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World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokken Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll avoids the body shot from Blaydes.
Blaydes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaydes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roll fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaydes lands a nice hook to Roll's body. Roll takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaydes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roll moves away.
Roll moves out of range of the strikes.
Roll throwing a counter right hand but Blaydes manages to avoid it.
Roll avoids the head kick by Blaydes.
Blaydes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll throws a lazy body kick
and Blaydes counters with a good, hard body kick but Roll shrugs it off.
Roll misses with a body shot
and Blaydes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaydes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaydes. Roll does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Roll wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll slips a jab from Blaydes.
Blaydes lands a nice looking body shot.
Oscar Blaydes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaydes.
Blaydes cracks Roll with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blaydes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Blaydes misses
and Roll counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blaydes misses with a looping right.
Roll looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blaydes defending well as Roll loads up on a big left hand.
Blaydes jabs at Roll's body.
Blaydes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blaydes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blaydes connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roll's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roll tried to score with a low kick but Blaydes checks it.
Blaydes thuds his shin into the meat of Roll's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaydes. That's going to slow Roll down.
A big right from Roll misses.
Blaydes lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Roll.
Roll shoots for a double leg takedown but Blaydes sprawls well. He's pushed Roll's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blaydes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roll.
Blaydes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roll moves away.
Roll throws a big counter combination but Blaydes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blaydes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaydes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Roll wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll slips a straight right by Blaydes.
A punch combination from Roll misses.
Blaydes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy left from Blaydes finds it's target.
Roll takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blaydes throws a head kick but Roll moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Roll on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blaydes connects with a body shot.
Blaydes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blaydes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roll is looking to counter punch.
Blaydes dips to his left and cracks Roll with an uppercut!
Blaydes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roll throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaydes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes lands a nice shot that snaps Roll's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaydes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blaydes.
Blaydes defending well as Roll loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Roll checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roll throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Blaydes.
Blaydes misses the shot to the body.
Blaydes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Blaydes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good exchange - Roll coming out on top.
Roll shoots in but Blaydes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Blaydes 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.

Blaydes with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blaydes.
Blaydes takes a swing at Roll's ribcage but misses.
Blaydes lands with a good body shot.
Roll throws a leg kick but Blaydes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blaydes throws a right hand that Roll ducks under and follows up with a left that Roll also avoids with ease.
Roll tries a low kick but Blaydes avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes clobbers Roll with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roll walks into a stiff left hand from Blaydes.
Blaydes throws a push kick but Roll slaps the foot to one side.
Roll throws a counter high kick but Blaydes was just alert enough to avoid it.
Roll throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roll tries to clinch up.
Blaydes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaydes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaydes misses with a body shot
and Roll counters with a nice body kick.
Blaydes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blaydes lands with a good body shot.
Blaydes fakes the leg kick and cracks Roll in the body.
Blaydes swings for the body but Roll moves out of range.
Roll looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Roll takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roll has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blaydes finds it's way round the side to connect with Roll's head.
Blaydes lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes jabs Roll to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blaydes misses with a leg kick
and Roll counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roll ducks right into an uppercut from Blaydes.
Roll fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Blaydes.
Blaydes throws a poor cross that misses
and Roll counters with a nice body shot.
Blaydes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaydes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roll moves away.
Oscar Blaydes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaydes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blaydes throws a leg kick
and Roll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roll tries to clinch there but Blaydes circles away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Roll might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blaydes struggles to land a body shot inside as Roll controls his hands.
Blaydes tries to throw a body punch but Roll avoids it by throwing Blaydes back against the cage.
Roll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blaydess head.
Roll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Roll.
Roll misses with a punch to the body.
Roll working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roll.

Roll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaydes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blaydes clobbers Roll with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blaydes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blaydes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaydes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaydes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes tried to score with a low kick but Roll checks it.
Blaydes takes a swing at Roll's ribcage but misses.
Roll is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaydes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blaydes lands with a straight right. Roll didn't see that one coming.
Roll wants to clinch.
Blaydes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roll is looking to counter punch.
Blaydes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That kick from Blaydes tenderised Roll's leg. Roll is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Roll.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Blaydes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Roll lands a jab.
Rokken Roll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaydes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roll looks to clinch
enabling Blaydes to counter with a crisp jab.
Roll takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blaydes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roll checks a leg kick nicely.
Roll swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Blaydes tenderised Roll's leg. Roll is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll throws a combination that misses
and Blaydes counters with a left to the body.
Roll throws a series of punches but Blaydes moves out of range.
Blaydes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roll looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Roll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaydes can pounce on him.
Roll has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blaydes finds it's way round the side to connect with Roll's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Roll looking to score a takedown here. Blaydes is defending well but Roll drives through and ends up in Blaydes's guard.
Blaydes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Roll can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blaydes controls the pace.
Blaydes stopping the sweep attempt from Roll.
Roll can't keep his opponent in guard - Blaydes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Blaydes slips a nice elbow through Roll's hands, connecting with Roll's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Roll is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roll is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blaydes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blaydes's back!
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blaydes is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roll looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Blaydes is controlling Roll 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Blaydes trying to control the position from guard on top but Roll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Blaydes working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Roll is looking for a triangle but Blaydes pushes his legs off easily.
Blaydes throws a strike but Roll rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blaydes keeping full guard, as Roll tries to pass.
Roll is fighting to break Blaydes's control of his arms but Blaydes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oscar Blaydes.
I've got Blaydes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Blaydes!
An out of breath Oscar Blaydes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.