PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Kesteckian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach De La Roca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach De La Roca will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kesteckian
vs
De La Roca

185 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

197 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Herb's Medical Supply

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Kesteckian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach De La Roca!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesteckian wants to clinch.
De La Roca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Kesteckian does no damage.
De La Roca has a takedown stuffed.
Kesteckian wants to clinch.
Kesteckian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kesteckian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De La Roca.
A choreographed right hand from Kesteckian misses the target.

De La Roca pushes Kesteckian up against the cage in a clinch.

De La Roca breaks from the clinch.
Kesteckian clinches but De La Roca breaks the clinch

and De La Roca counters by moving into the clinch.

Kesteckian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kesteckian misses with a combination
and De La Roca counters with a nice leg kick.
De La Roca fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kesteckian thuds his right hand into De La Roca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice sprawl there from Kesteckian as De La Roca shoots in.
Dennis Kesteckian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach De La Roca.
Kesteckian throws a left and a right that both miss

and De La Roca moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Roca trying to stall but Kesteckian improves his position.
Kesteckian controlling the action here for a moment.
Kesteckian is trying to break free.
Kesteckian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

De La Roca breaks from the clinch.
De La Roca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kesteckian closes the distance looking to clinch

and De La Roca counters by clinching up.
Kesteckian can't break the clinch.

Kesteckian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kesteckian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kesteckian is breathing heavily.
Kesteckian throws a right hand that misses
letting De La Roca counter with a right hand.
Kesteckian tries to clinch but De La Roca moves away
and De La Roca counters with a thumping low kick.
Kesteckian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De La Roca counters with a good, hard body kick but Kesteckian shrugs it off.
Left hook, right uppercut from De La Roca.
Kesteckian falls off balance throwing a combination
and De La Roca counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Roca shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kesteckian but Kesteckian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De La Roca just misses with a punch to the body.
Kesteckian falls off balance throwing a combination

and De La Roca counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De La Roca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kesteckian controls De La Roca momentarily but De La Roca frees himself.

Kesteckian kicks De La Roca off and gets to his feet.
Kesteckian tries to clinch
and De La Roca finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kesteckian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kesteckian forces De La Roca back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Kesteckian.

Kesteckian manages to break the clinch.
De La Roca has a takedown stuffed.
Kesteckian throws a looping overhand right but De La Roca ducks down to avoid it.
Kesteckian takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kesteckian wants to clinch up but De La Roca keeps it at a distance.
De La Roca is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kesteckian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De La Roca. De La Roca obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice sprawl there from Kesteckian as De La Roca shoots in.
Kesteckian cracks De La Roca with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kesteckian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by De La Roca.
De La Roca fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kesteckian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De La Roca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Roca looks to throw the jab but Kesteckian is out of range.
Kesteckian misses with a right hand
letting De La Roca counter with a right hand.
Kesteckian tries to clinch but De La Roca moves out of range.
Kesteckian closes the distance looking to clinch
and De La Roca counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kesteckian throws a right hand that misses
and De La Roca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kesteckian falls off balance throwing a combination

and De La Roca counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De La Roca.
Kesteckian is pressed up against the cage. De La Roca has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kesteckian down to the mat. Kesteckian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

De La Roca drives through with a takedown into guard.
De La Roca stops Kesteckian from standing up.
De La Roca with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kesteckian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kesteckian sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Kesteckian seems to be looking for submissions.

Kesteckian decides to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kesteckian has managed to clinch.
Kesteckian is trying to break free.
Kesteckian is trying to break free.

Kesteckian manages to break the clinch.
Dennis Kesteckian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De La Roca circles away from the clinch attempt
and De La Roca counters with a nice body kick.
Dennis Kesteckian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kesteckian wants to clinch
and De La Roca counters with a one-two to the body.
Kesteckian misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Kesteckian misses.
Kesteckian throws a series of punches but De La Roca avoids them all with ease.
Kesteckian clinches but De La Roca breaks the clinch
and De La Roca counters with a three punch combo that has Kesteckian backing up. Kesteckian nods at De La Roca to acknowledge the strikes.
Kesteckian closes the distance looking to clinch
and De La Roca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kesteckian is looking to clinch but De La Roca is avoiding it.
Kesteckian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De La Roca tries to clinch up but Kesteckian circles away and keeps his distance.
De La Roca misses with a takedown attempt - Kesteckian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach De La Roca dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kesteckian closes the distance looking to clinch
and De La Roca counters with a low kick, right behind Kesteckian 's knee.
Kesteckian misses with a combination

and De La Roca moves into the clinch.
De La Roca blocks a body shot from Kesteckian.
De La Roca keeps control of Kesteckian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Kesteckian as the two fighters clinch.
Kesteckian prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kesteckian digs a right hand underneath De La Roca's ribcage. De La Roca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Roca is looking to break free of the clinch but Kesteckian has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De La Roca tries to break the clinch but Kesteckian is controlling the position.
Kesteckian works on De La Roca's body with a couple of short punches.

Kesteckian manages to break the clinch.
Dennis Kesteckian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De La Roca shoots for a takedown but Kesteckian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kesteckian misses with a looping right.
Kesteckian clinches but De La Roca breaks the clinch
and De La Roca counters with a nice body kick.
Kesteckian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A choreographed right hand from Kesteckian misses the target.

Kesteckian takes the fight into the clinch.
De La Roca is breathing heavily.
Kesteckian avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Kesteckian.
Kesteckian lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kesteckian manages to break the clinch.
Kesteckian tries to clinch there but De La Roca circles away.
De La Roca tries to clinch but Kesteckian moves out of range.
Kesteckian fails to land with a series of punches.
Kesteckian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De La Roca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kesteckian misses with an uppercut
and De La Roca counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kesteckian is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kesteckian throws a series of punches but De La Roca moves out of range.
De La Roca doesn't manage to clinch there - Kesteckian circles away.
Kesteckian misses with a series of wild punches.
De La Roca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dennis Kesteckian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach De La Roca.
Kesteckian tries to clinch up
and De La Roca finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Kesteckian as De La Roca shoots in.
De La Roca shoots in for a takedown but Kesteckian shows good takedown defense.
Kesteckian misses with a double jab

and De La Roca counters by clinching up.
De La Roca has Kesteckian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kesteckian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

De La Roca breaks the clinch.
Kesteckian is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kesteckian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kesteckian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De La Roca counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kesteckian is lucky that one didn't land flush.

De La Roca has closed the distance and engaged Kesteckian in a clinch.

Kesteckian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kesteckian tries to clinch there but De La Roca circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Roca fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kesteckian misses with a combination

and De La Roca counters by clinching up.

De La Roca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kesteckian misses with the combination.
Kesteckian throws out a loose jab but De La Roca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kesteckian is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kesteckian misses with a wild combination.
De La Roca fails with the takedown.
Kesteckian fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Kesteckian misses.
Kesteckian wants to clinch.
Kesteckian misses with a combination

and De La Roca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kesteckian has had enough of the clinch but De La Roca keeps him there for the moment.

De La Roca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kesteckian swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Roca.
Kesteckian tries to clinch but fails miserably

and De La Roca moves into the clinch.

De La Roca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kesteckian throws an off balance right hand

and De La Roca counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Kesteckian is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but De La Roca has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesteckian is not content to let De La Roca control the position.
You can see the frustration on Kesteckian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kesteckian is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kesteckian is looking to get back to his feet here but De La Roca is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kesteckian's back.
Kesteckian holding both De La Roca 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kesteckian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De La Roca trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De La Roca throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
De La Roca throwing sloppy strikes.
Kesteckian is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kesteckian is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kesteckian breaks De La Roca's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Kesteckian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De La Roca, up you get!
Kesteckian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De La Roca is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De La Roca fails with a takedown attempt.
Zach De La Roca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kesteckian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kesteckian swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Roca.
De La Roca circles away from the clinch attempt
and De La Roca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kesteckian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and De La Roca counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De La Roca tries for a takedown but Kesteckian manages to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De La Roca goes for a takedown attempt but Kesteckian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kesteckian throws a combination that misses
and De La Roca counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach De La Roca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

De La Roca has closed the distance and engaged Kesteckian in a clinch.

Kesteckian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kesteckian misses with a looping right.
De La Roca misses with a head kick.
Kesteckian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kesteckian closes the distance but De La Roca moves to the side

and De La Roca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kesteckian lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Kesteckian.
A left hand lands to the body for Kesteckian.

Kesteckian breaks from the clinch.
De La Roca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De La Roca slips under a jab from Kesteckian.
Kesteckian swinging wilding here.
De La Roca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kesteckian.
De La Roca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kesteckian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Roca shoots for a takedown but Kesteckian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kesteckian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kesteckian throws a lazy right hand but De La Roca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

De La Roca takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kesteckian is looking to break free of the clinch but De La Roca has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesteckian is looking to break free of the clinch but De La Roca has double underhooks.
Kesteckian tries to throw a body punch but De La Roca avoids it by throwing Kesteckian back against the cage.
De La Roca wants a takedown but no success here.
Dennis Kesteckian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach De La Roca.
De La Roca has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kesteckian avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De La Roca blocks a body shot from Kesteckian.
De La Roca fails to pull guard.
De La Roca fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Kesteckian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Roca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kesteckian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De La Roca counters with a two punch combo.
Kesteckian throws out a loose jab but De La Roca uses good head movement to avoid it.
De La Roca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kesteckian as he avoids it easily.
De La Roca fails with a takedown attempt.

De La Roca clinches with his opponent.
De La Roca landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kesteckian is trying to break free.
Kesteckian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kesteckian can't break the clinch.
Kesteckian tries to throw a body punch but De La Roca avoids it by throwing Kesteckian back against the cage.
Kesteckian can't find room to land a body shot as De La Roca controls the action.

Kesteckian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Roca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De La Roca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kesteckian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kesteckian clinches but De La Roca breaks the clinch

and De La Roca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De La Roca keeps control of Kesteckian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kesteckian is working De La Roca over against the cage.

Kesteckian breaks from the clinch.
De La Roca shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kesteckian but Kesteckian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kesteckian falls off balance throwing a combination
and De La Roca counters with a nice body kick.
Kesteckian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Roca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kesteckian tries to clinch up

and De La Roca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kesteckian gets underhooks to prevent De La Roca's takedown attempt.
Kesteckian will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kesteckian as the two fighters clinch.
Kesteckian wants to get back to striking at distance but De La Roca won't allow it.

De La Roca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kesteckian tries to close the distance and clinch up but De La Roca swats him away and circles back towards the center.

De La Roca gets a clinch.
Good body shot from De La Roca.

De La Roca breaks from the clinch.
De La Roca throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kesteckian's waist but Kesteckian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De La Roca off to one side.
De La Roca shoots for a takedown but Kesteckian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De La Roca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kesteckian as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesteckian fails with an attempt to clinch.
De La Roca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kesteckian tries to avoid it but De La Roca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kesteckian to the ground. Kesteckian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De La Roca has a takedown stuffed.
Kesteckian tries to clinch but De La Roca moves out of range.
De La Roca misses with a takedown attempt - Kesteckian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kesteckian as De La Roca shoots in.

De La Roca closes the distance and clinches.
Kesteckian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De La Roca wants a takedown but no success here.
Kesteckian misses with a body punch.
Kesteckian tries to throw a body punch but De La Roca avoids it by throwing Kesteckian back against the cage.
Kesteckian tries a body shot but De La Roca blocks it.

De La Roca jumps guard.

De La Roca is looking for a triangle but Kesteckian pushes his legs off easily.
Kesteckian trying to control but De La Roca is working from the bottom.

De La Roca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kesteckian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kesteckian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kesteckian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De La Roca, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesteckian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kesteckian misses with a series of wild punches.

De La Roca gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kesteckian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De La Roca.
De La Roca wants to get back to striking at distance but Kesteckian won't allow it.
Kesteckian lands a nice shot to the body.
Kesteckian tries to break the clinch but De La Roca is controlling the position.
Kesteckian trying to stall but De La Roca improves his position.
De La Roca just leaning against Kesteckian, taking a breather.
Kesteckian wants to break the clinch but can't.
De La Roca tries for a takedown but Kesteckian manages to get underhooks.
Dennis Kesteckian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kesteckian misses with the head strike.
De La Roca tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kesteckian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kesteckian struggles to land a body shot inside as De La Roca controls his hands.
De La Roca fails to pull the fight into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Roca lands an elbow that stopped Kesteckian in his tracks for a moment.
Kesteckian can't break the clinch.
De La Roca is trying to break free.
Kesteckian is trying to break free.
De La Roca with a knee to the head.
Kesteckian tries to throw a body punch but De La Roca avoids it by throwing Kesteckian back against the cage.
De La Roca has Kesteckian pressed against the cage.
Kesteckian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Kesteckian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De La Roca 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach De La Roca!