PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Errol Jitani (ranked 3402 p4p, 3314 weight class) and Lyle Rock (ranked 416 p4p, 405 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jitani
vs
Rock

182 cm
26
178
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
175
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BANZAI NUTRITION

BANZAI NUTRITION
Squirrel Sportswear 🐿️

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Errol Jitani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyle Rock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitani connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rock momentarily.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jitani throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
Rock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jitani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jitani clobbers Rock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jitani swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jitani swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
Rock moves away from the strike by Jitani.
We've been informed that Rock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rock has managed to clinch.
Rock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jitani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jitani is trying to break free.
Jitani is trying to push Rock away but Rock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jitani is trying to break the clinch but Rock is controlling him.
Jitani wants to break free but Rock has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitani is trying to force a seperation but Rock has the dominant position.
Rock scores a nice knee to the body.
Rock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Errol Jitani has been cut.
Rock scores a nice knee to the body.
Jitani wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
Jitani takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jitani is breathing heavily.
Rock lands an elbow just above Jitani 's eye.
Jitani takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Rock.
Rock lands an elbow that stopped Jitani in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rock obliges.
Rock lands a good knee to the midsection. Jitani won't want to take too many of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rock crunches a lovely knee into Jitani's ribcage.
Jitani can't break the clinch.
Rock lands an elbow inside.
Rock lands a damaging elbow.
Rock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jitani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Rock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands an elbow inside that Jitani shrugs off.
Jitani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rock working Jitani over with knees to the body.
Jitani takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rock landing knees to the body.
Rock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jitani takes an elbow to the temple.
Rock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jitani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Rock.
A frustrated look appears on Jitani's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rock.
Jitani takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rock lands a damaging elbow.
Rock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Errol Jitani's cut is getting worse.
Jitani takes an elbow to the temple.
Rock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Jitani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jitani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jitani tries to keep at a distance but Rock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rock lands an elbow inside.
Rock keeps control of Jitani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rock lands a nice knee to the body.
Jitani takes an elbow to the temple.
Jitani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rock lands a nice elbow.
Rock with a knee to the head.

Errol Jitani's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rock lands an elbow inside.
Rock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jitani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rock crunches a lovely knee into Jitani's ribcage.
Rock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jitani takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitani wants to get back to striking at distance but Rock won't allow it.
Rock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jitani's face.

Jeez, Errol Jitani's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rock lands an elbow just above Jitani 's eye.
Rock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rock lands an elbow just above Jitani 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Errol Jitani's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lyle Rock!