PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Rotoras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the ring accompanied by Stone Cold Steve Austin's entrance music. Rotoras comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remember the Name! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Austin
vs
Rotoras

185 cm
30
160 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

172 cm
25
155 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Rotoras!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotoras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Austin thows a body shot but no joy.
Austin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rotoras in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Austin. Rotoras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Austin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rotoras's head backwards.
Ricardo Rotoras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin throws a right hand that misses
and Rotoras counters with a left and a right that stings Austin.
Rotoras looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Austin throws an off balance right hand
and Rotoras makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rotoras throws a poor cross that misses
and Austin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Austin clobbers Rotoras with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rotoras misses with a left hand
and Austin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Austin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rotoras throws a lazy head kick
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Austin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rotoras misses with a takedown
letting Austin counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses the body punch

and Rotoras counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Austin's guard now.
Austin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Austin being controlled here, momentarily.
Austin keeping full guard, as Rotoras tries to pass.
Austin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Austin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Austin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Rotoras drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rotoras jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Austin keeping full guard, as Rotoras tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to keep Rotoras in close.
Rotoras advances position into side control!
Austin gets back to half guard.
Rotoras missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rotoras throwing shots but Austin is blocking nicely.
Rotoras missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rotoras is trying to control. Austin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rotoras wants to pass to mount but Austin is defending the position.
Austin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin trying to control from the bottom.
Rotoras with the ground and pound but Austin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Austin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rotoras is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Rotoras drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Austin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rotoras has Austin in his guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rotoras had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Austin defends it easily.
Austin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rotoras keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Rotoras manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin regains half guard.

Austin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rotoras pulls his head out easily.
Austin controlling the position well.
Rotoras missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Austin trying to control from the bottom.
Rotoras takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rotoras thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Austin wants to get back to full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Austin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rotoras forces his way into half guard.
Austin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rotoras's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rotoras's back!
Rotoras wants to escape the position.
Rotoras turns into Austin and is now in his guard.
Austin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rotoras's guard.
Austin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Austin wants to control from the top but Rotoras keeps moving.
Austin won't allow Rotoras to sweep him here.
Rotoras keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Rotoras looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries to free his leg and advance position but Rotoras is retaining full guard.

Rotoras has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Austin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Austin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rotoras's head.
Austin wants to control from the top but Rotoras keeps moving.

Austin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Austin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Austin preventing the sweep.

Austin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rotoras has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Austin has managed to get both his arms back between Rotoras's legs - danger averted.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Austin trying to control but Rotoras is working from the bottom.
Austin advances position into side control!
Rotoras tries to buck Austin off but Austin is having none of it.
Rotoras takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Austin landing a few strikes.
Rotoras manages to work his way to half guard, despite Austin's best efforts.
Rotoras won't allow Austin to pass to mount.
Rotoras is staying active underneath Austin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras is trying to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Steve Austin just wasn't active enough.
Rotoras throws a right hand that Austin ducks under and follows up with a left that Austin also avoids with ease.
Austin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Austin lands with a right hand.
Austin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rotoras fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rotoras.
Rotoras fails with the takedown
and Austin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rotoras doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Austin counter with a right hand.
Rotoras looks gassed!
Rotoras misses with a combination
and Austin counters with a leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a series of wild punches.
Austin tries a head kick but it misses.
Austin tests Rotoras's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Austin throws a leg kick that is checked

and Rotoras counters with a takedown into side control.
Rotoras working the ground and pound but Austin is defending the strikes.
Austin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rotoras off and has taken his back!

Austin looking to break Rotoras's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Rotoras remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Austin will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Rotoras manages to reverse the position and now he's in Austin's guard. Nice work there by Rotoras.

Rotoras is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Austin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Austin has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rotoras looking for a sweep. Not yet Rotoras, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steve Austin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Austin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ricardo Rotoras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin misses the jab.
Rotoras lands a nice shot to the body.
Rotoras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Austin counters with a takedown into side control.
Rotoras is looking for a sweep.
Rotoras gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rotoras is looking to improve his position.
Rotoras manages to get to full guard.
Rotoras keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotoras looking to hit a scissor sweep but Austin is one step ahead there.
Austin throws a big right hand that misses.
Rotoras is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Austin advances position into side control!
Rotoras is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rotoras is breathing heavily.
Austin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rotoras's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two 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.

Austin is trying to get an arm triangle but Rotoras is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rotoras is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Austin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rotoras keeps working.
Rotoras is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Austin off and has taken his back!
Rotoras is not going to allow Austin to sit and survive in this position.
Rotoras lands with a hammerfist to the side of Austin's head.
Rotoras avoiding Austin 's attempts to control his hands.

Rotoras patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras throwing damaging strikes from the back! Austin could be in trouble here!

Rotoras has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rotoras doesn't have the hooks in and Austin manages to turn into his guard.
Austin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rotoras's head.
Austin wants to control from the top but Rotoras keeps moving.
Ricardo Rotoras has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rotoras is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Austin tries to free his leg and advance position but Rotoras is retaining full guard.
Rotoras wants to hit a switch here but Austin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rotoras there!
Austin prevents Rotoras from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin working Rotoras over with strikes here.
Austin landing strikes from the mount.
Rotoras working to try and regain half guard.
Austin with a couple of short strikes.
Austin looking to control but Rotoras is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rotoras is in all sorts of trouble here.
Austin controlling his opponent.

Austin working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Rotoras turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Austin off and cradles Rotoras's limp body as Austin celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Steve Austin!
Steve Austin is the new lightweight champion!