PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Safo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldi Rolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Safo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Holla If Ya Hear Me!. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Safo
vs
Rolf

186 cm
23
179 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
182 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Safo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronaldi Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safo throws a lazy uppercut
and Rolf counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rolf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rolf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Safo throws a right hand that misses
and Rolf counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rolf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Safo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo misses with a double jab
and Rolf counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Safo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Safo misses with a hook
and Rolf counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Safo misses with a wild body shot.
Safo moves out of range as Rolf throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rolf looks to land a combination. Safo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Safo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rolf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Derek Safo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Safo scores with a punch to the head.
Rolf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Safo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf misses with a combination
and Safo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Safo.
A cross from Safo lands.
Safo misses with a body shot
and Rolf counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf shoots in but no luck this time.
Safo throws a combination that misses
and Rolf counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Rolf.
Rolf throws a leg kick but Safo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Safo ducks right into an uppercut from Rolf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldi Rolf dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Safo misses with a straight left.
Safo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rolf throws a combination that misses
and Rolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Safo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rolf was well out of range. Poor timing from Safo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Safo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf swings widly with a right hand
and Safo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Safo.
Rolf throws a right hand that misses
letting Safo counter with a right hand.
Rolf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Safo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Safo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rolf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rolf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Safo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Safo misses with a body punch
and Rolf counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Rolf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safo avoids the head kick by Rolf.
Ronaldi Rolf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Safo blocks a head kick by Rolf.
Safo blocks a head kick by Rolf.
Rolf throws a sloppy head kick

and Safo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Safo.
Safo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rolf or not.
The referee calls for Safo to work.
Rolf wants to break the clinch but can't.

Rolf breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Rolf.
Rolf misses with an uppercut
and Safo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rolf.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolf goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Safo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rolf swinging wildly here.
Safo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rolf counters with a nice kick to the body.
Safo blocks a head kick by Rolf.
Rolf tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rolf's head backwards.
Rolf dodges the punch combination from Safo.
Rolf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ronaldi Rolf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Safo throws a poor cross that misses
and Rolf counters with a big head kick but Safo shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Safo misses with a left hand
and Rolf counters with a straight right hand.
Rolf lunges at Safo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Safo's hand.
Safo throws a body punch but Rolf moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rolf.
Rolf finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf throws a sloppy head kick and Safo moves out of range easily.
Safo checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab lands there for Rolf.
Safo throws a combination that misses
and Rolf counters with a big head kick but Safo shrugs it off.
Safo throws a right hand that misses
and Rolf counters with a good, hard body kick but Safo shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf throws an off balance right hand
and Safo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rolf scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rolf throws an off balance right hand
and Safo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rolf throws a combination that misses
and Safo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Safo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rolf at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldi Rolf really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Safo swings for the body but Rolf moves out of range.
Rolf misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Rolf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo is looking to clinch.
Rolf scores with a jab to the body.
Rolf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rolf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Safo.
Safo misses with a hook
and Rolf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Safo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rolf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rolf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Safo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rolf counters with a head kick. That will keep Safo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rolf throws a sloppy head kick and Safo moves out of range easily.
Safo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rolf moves away.
Nice body punch from Safo.
Rolf ducks under a wild hook from Safo.
Rolf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Safo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rolf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Safo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rolf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Safo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Safo throws a sloppy body shot
and Rolf counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Safo misses the jab.
Rolf throws a poor cross that misses
and Safo counters with a right hand to the body.
Rolf misses with a double jab
and Rolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Safo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Safo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rolf circles away quickly and effectively.
Safo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rolf connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Safo.
Rolf moves forwards but Safo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ronaldi Rolf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rolf with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Safo to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Rolf.
Safo throws a series of punches but Rolf avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf misses with a double jab
and Safo counters with a nice uppercut.

Rolf shoots in and bounces Safo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rolf slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Derek Safo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Safo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolf looking to sit in guard and control but Safo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Safo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rolf has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldi Rolf!
Ronaldi Rolf is the new welterweight champion!