PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weston comes to the cage accompanied by Master of Puppets - Metallica. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Weston
vs
Rolla

173 cm
29
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
28
144 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Weston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Rolla!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston thows a body shot but no joy.
Weston looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weston circles away quickly and effectively.
Rolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weston.
Rolla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Weston circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick from Rolla misses.
Rolla shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Weston counters with a nice body shot.
Rolla closes this distance looking for a takedown but Weston circles away.
Rolla fails with a takedown attempt.
Nate Weston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rolla.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rolla.
Rolla drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weston has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rolla.
Rolla throws a low kick but it's checked well by Weston.
Rolla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weston manages to avoid it.
Rolla's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rolla duly obliges.
Weston moves out of range of the body kick.
Rolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weston.
Weston throws a combination that misses

and Rolla counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolla thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weston's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rolla is working for a submission of some sort.
Weston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Weston tries to get out of the position.

Rolla stands up from half guard.
Rolla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Weston as he jumps to the side.
Rolla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Weston defends it nicely.
Rolla shoots for a double leg takedown but Weston sprawls well. He's pushed Rolla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mike Rolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rolla.
Weston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rolla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rolla shoots in and drives through. Weston sprawls well.
Rolla throws a right and a left that Weston avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rolla with a lazy takedown attempt
and Weston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rolla takes a swing at Weston's ribcage but misses.
Rolla checks a low kick from Weston.
Weston keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Rolla.
Weston stuffs the takedown attempt from Rolla. Rolla gets slowly back to his feet.
Weston walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rolla.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Rolla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rolla misses with a wild combination.
Rolla doesn't manage to clinch there - Weston circles away.
Rolla misses with a takedown
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rolla shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Weston pinned against the cage. Weston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rolla tries for a takedown but Weston circles away easily
enabling Weston to counter with a crisp jab.
Nate Weston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rolla.
Rolla shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Rolla or perhaps it was just good defense by Weston which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rolla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weston paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rollas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rolla slips under a jab from Weston.
Rolla looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Weston is fending him off so far but Rolla persists. Nope, Weston circles away and we're back to standing.
Rolla shoots in but Weston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Weston throws out a loose jab but Rolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolla shoots for a takedown but Weston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weston moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla throws a head kick that misses.
Rolla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Weston rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rolla is defended easily by Weston.
Weston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Weston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rolla looks to clinch
and Weston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nate Weston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rolla.
Weston keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weston staying out of range there.
Rolla misses with a wild combination.
Rolla shoots in looking for a takedown. Weston tries to sprawl out of it but Rolla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rolla tries to bum rush Weston with a series of wild strikes but Weston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rolla tries to close the distance and clinch but Weston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolla shoots for a double leg takedown but Weston sprawls well. He's pushed Rolla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nate Weston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rolla moves into the clinch.
Rolla goes for a takedown attempt but Weston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rolla is defended easily by Weston.
Rolla will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rolla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Rolla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rolla shoots in looking for a takedown. Weston tries to sprawl out of it but Rolla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Weston throws a shot to the body.
Weston swats away the attempt to clinch by Rolla.
Rolla fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Weston is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Weston wants it to stay on the feet.
Rolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Weston is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolla misses with a double jab
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rolla fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nate Weston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rolla.
Weston leaves Rolla with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rolla with a lazy takedown attempt
and Weston counters with a series of strikes. Rolla will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rolla moves away from the strike by Weston.
Rolla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rolla has a takedown stuffed.
Rolla misses with a takedown
and Weston counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rolla is looking to land body kicks.
Weston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rolla closes the distance and clinches up with Weston, looking for a takedown. Rolla pushes Weston against the cage but Weston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Weston scores with a hook.
Rolla fails with a takedown attempt.

Weston gets caught flat footed, as Rolla shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weston is keeping the position for now.

Rolla gets to his feet. Weston looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rolla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Rolla does no damage.
Rolla swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston misses with a series of wild punches.

Rolla has closed the distance and engaged Weston in a clinch.

Rolla gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Rolla stands up from Weston's guard - Rolla perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Rolla or perhaps it was just good defense by Weston which made him look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Rolla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rolla 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Rolla!