PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rokken Roll (ranked 861 p4p, 1165 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 100 p4p, 131 weight class). Arriorus Adee struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Roll
vs
Adee

178 cm
33
159
22 - 13 - 2

170 cm
38
170
29 - 23 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

FF Gear
Conviction

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 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokken Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adee clobbers Roll with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
Adee connects with a body shot that sends Roll's belly button to the back.
Adee slips under a jab.
Roll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roll lands a leg kick that knocks Adee off balance momentarily.
Adee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roll.
Roll fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adee on the side of the head.
Roll takes a swing at Adee's ribcage but misses.
Roll blocks the body kick.
Roll throws a sloppy body shot
and Adee counters with a nice body kick.
Roll comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roll throws a big shot that misses.
Adee checks a low kick from Roll.
Adee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Roll misses.
That kick from Roll tenderised Adee's leg. Adee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Adee avoids the body shot from Roll.
Adee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Adee ducks down to avoid it.
Adee throws the left hand but Roll avoids the punch easily.
Roll was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adee 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Roll scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rokken Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll lands with a hook. Adee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Adee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been hearing reports that Roll has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Roll misses with a leg kick
and Adee counters with a nice leg kick.
Roll misses the shot to the body.
Adee misses with a hook.
Roll moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roll finds it's way round the side to connect with Adee's head.
Roll misses with a looping left.
Roll defending well as Adee loads up on a big left hand.
Roll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adee moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Adee misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Adee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roll misses with a hook. Adee ducked under it nicely.
Roll tries a low kick but Adee avoids it.
Roll misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roll misses with a hook.
Roll lands a really nice looking cross but Adee seems unphased.
Roll moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Adee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roll, pushing him back against the cage.
Adee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adee lands a left hand.
Roll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adee can't find room to land a body shot as Roll controls the action.
A body shot lands from Adee.
Adee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Roll avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Roll fails to land.
Adee throws a punch but it's blocked by Roll.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
Roll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adee lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roll.
Adee blocks a body shot from Roll.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roll.
Adee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roll's elbow.
Roll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Roll fails to land.
Roll misses with a body punch.
Adee is leaning against Roll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roll digs a right hand underneath Adee's ribcage. Adee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roll lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roll has a couple of punches blocked by Adee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roll creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roll pushes Adee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adee lands a nice shot to the body.
Adee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roll blocks a body shot from Adee.
Adee has Roll pressed against the cage, preventing Roll from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adee scores with a shoulder strike.
Adee blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roll.
Adee keeps control of Roll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roll gets through Adee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roll misses with a punch on the inside.
Roll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roll blocks an uppercut.
Adee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roll.
Roll throws a head punch that misses.
Roll lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Adee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll with the inside leg kick.
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roll was well out of range. Poor timing from Adee.
Nice cross by Roll.
Roll just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rokken Roll dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Roll.
Adee throws a lazy right hand but Roll sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roll tries to land a leg kick but Adee saw it coming and moves away.
Roll throws a series of punches but Adee avoids them all with ease.
Roll blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Roll on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roll throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Roll really felt that one!
Roll gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Adee looks to land a body kick but Roll moved away.
Roll misses with the combination.
Adee misses with a wild body shot.
Roll misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Adee to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roll has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roll misses the body punch
letting Adee counter with a right hand.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roll moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Roll on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Roll there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roll takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Roll lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adee's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roll looks to throw the jab but Adee is out of range.
Adee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roll throws a leg kick that misses.
Adee avoids the body shot from Roll.
A big left from Adee misses.
Adee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adee throws a looping overhand right but Roll ducks down to avoid it.
Roll lands the left hand.
Roll slips under a jab from Adee.
Adee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roll connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adee momentarily.
Roll with a nice cross.
Roll works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A solid body kick from Adee.
Roll wants to slow Adee down by chopping away at his legs.
Adee raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Roll connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adee. Adee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adee slips under a jab.
Roll throws a leg kick
and Adee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roll can pounce on him.
Roll goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roll scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick from Adee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roll lands a jab to Adee's midsection.
Roll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roll throws a big shot that misses.
Adee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roll.
Adee lands with a cross.
Roll darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roll lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roll looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick and Roll moves out of range easily.
Adee blocks a low kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Roll as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adee manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Adee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roll bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roll throws a lazy right hand but Adee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adee throws out a powerful jab.
A combination from Roll does no damage.
Roll backing away here, and Adee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adee misses with a body shot.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Adee ducks down to avoid it.
Roll throws a hook but Adee blocks it.
Roll lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roll lands with a hook. Adee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rokken Roll is winning the standup battle so far.
Roll swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roll throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.
Adee scores with a jab to the body.
Roll thuds a left hand into Adee's body.
Roll getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Adee blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll scores with a punch to the head.
Adee scores with a head kick. Roll tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Adee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roll is out of range and Adee settles back down.
Adee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roll.
Adee cracks Roll with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adee scores with the left hand. Roll knows he should have avoided that one.
Roll moves out of range of the strikes.
Roll takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adee misses the jab.
Roll connects with a crisp jab.
Roll throws a hook but Adee avoids it easily.
Roll rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adee counters with a straight right hand.
Adee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roll tried to score with a low kick but Adee checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll throws a leg kick
and Adee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roll at a distance.
Roll fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adee is out of range.
Adee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rokken Roll dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Adee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roll throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Adee counter with a right hand.
Adee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adee throws a push kick but Roll slaps the foot to one side.
Roll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adee is looking to chop away at Roll's legs.
A low kick lands for Roll.
A lazy left from Roll finds it's target.
Roll will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roll. Adee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roll bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adee's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roll.
Roll is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adee was well out of range. Poor timing from Roll.
Adee lands a jab.
Roll slips under a jab from Adee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adee throws a head kick that Roll semi-blocks.
Roll throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee tries to move into range but Roll moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roll moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adee missing with a left hand there. Roll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Adee backs away, Roll returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Roll is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adee can do to turn this around?
Adee scores with a head kick. Roll tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roll slips a straight right by Adee.
A big left from Roll misses.
Roll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adee.
A telegraphed right hand from Adee misses the target.
Roll displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Roll.
Roll misses with a looping left.
Adee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
A clash of legs there as Roll blocks the low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roll cracks Adee with an open hand slap.
Adee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Roll does it's job there.
Roll lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Roll misses.
Roll throws a low kick, looking for Adee's leg but Adee calmly moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Adee!
Roll misses with a low kick.
Adee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roll.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adee! But no joy.
Adee lands a jab to Roll's midsection.
Roll works the jab nicely.
Roll slips under a jab.
Roll lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roll connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roll slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adee throws the left hand but Roll avoids the punch easily.
Roll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
Adee takes a swing at Roll's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roll connects with a right hand. Adee shakes it off.
Adee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Adee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roll.
Adee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adee checks the leg kick.
Roll throws a hook to the side of Adee's head but Adee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roll.
Adee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arriorus Adee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adee misses with a looping left.
Adee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Roll does it's job there.
Roll thuds a left hand into Adee's body.
Adee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roll.
Adee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Roll misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roll throws a front kick aimed at Adee's knee but Adee avoids it well.
Roll ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Adee blocks a leg kick.
Adee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roll.
Adee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Roll.
Roll throws a front kick aimed at Adee's knee but Adee avoids it well.
Adee scores with a nice strike.
Adee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Adee throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee moves out of range as Roll strikes.
Adee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rokken Roll showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roll, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rokken Roll!
A victorious Rokken Roll thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.