PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polo Rolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Stoker
vs
Rolo

180 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Stoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Polo Rolo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker wants to slow Rolo down by chopping away at his legs.

Rolo gets a clinch.
Rolo avoiding damage as Stoker throws knees to the body.
Stoker working hard to break the clinch.

Rolo manages to break the clinch.
Stoker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rolo's hands.
Stoker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Albert Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolo tries to clinch up but Stoker circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoker motions for Rolo to come forward. Stoker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Rolo clinches up with Stoker and pushes him back against the cage.
Stoker tries to stall but Rolo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

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

Rolo has Stoker up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Rolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker throws out a loose jab but Rolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoker lunges at Rolo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rolo's hand.
Stoker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polo Rolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rolo misses with a double jab.
Rolo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Stoker tries to keep at a distance but Rolo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rolo has Stoker pressed against the cage.
Rolo gets underhooks to prevent Stoker's takedown attempt.
Stoker is trying to push Rolo away but Rolo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rolo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rolo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rolo.
Stalling in the clinch from Rolo.
Rolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rolo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rolo cracks a nice hook into Stoker's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoker circles away quickly and effectively.
Rolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rolo slips under a jab.
Stoker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A combination from Stoker does no damage.
Stoker is breathing heavily.
Rolo wants to clinch.

Rolo closes the distance and pushes Stoker back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stoker misses with a body punch.
Stoker missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Rolo.
Rolo scores with a hook to the body.
Rolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Stoker working hard to break the clinch.

Rolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rolo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Stoker tries to keep at a distance but Rolo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stoker has Rolo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rolo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker takes a shot to the head.

Rolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rolo misses with a few strikes there.
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Stoker misses.
Rolo tries to clinch there but Stoker circles away.
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. Rolo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rolo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stoker working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rolo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoker throws a chopping leg kick but Rolo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Stoker tries to keep at a distance but Rolo has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Rolo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rolo throws the left hand but Stoker avoids the punch easily.
Rolo tries to clinch there but Stoker circles away.

Rolo pushes Stoker up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stoker fails to land.
Rolo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Rolo manages to break the clinch.
Rolo stuffs the takedown.

Rolo pushes Stoker up against the cage in a clinch.

Rolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rolo closes the distance and clinches.
Stoker tries to break free but Rolo pushes him back against the cage.

Rolo breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker throws a shot from downtown. Rolo moves away and avoids it.
Stoker misses with a few strikes there.
Rolo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Albert Stoker has been cut.
Rolo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolo manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolo manages to avoid it.
Stoker motions for Rolo to come forward. Stoker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoker misses with a two punch combination.
Rolo moves out of range of the leg kick from Stoker.
Rolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolo has Stoker pressed against the cage, preventing Stoker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Rolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stoker lands a right hook to the body.
Rolo misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Rolo closes the distance and clinches.

Rolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rolo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Polo Rolo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoker moves away.
Rolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rolo thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker cracks Rolo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Rolo clinches.
Stoker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rolo prevents it.
Stoker looking to stall.

Rolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stoker fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Stoker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rolo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rolo moves in looking to clinch but Stoker pushes him off.
Rolo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Polo Rolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rolo moves into the clinch.
Rolo is working Stoker over against the cage.

Rolo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rolo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rolo.

Rolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Rolo blocks the leg kick.

Rolo clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rolo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoker shoots in but Rolo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stoker circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Rolo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Albert Stoker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoker swats away the attempt to clinch by Rolo.
Rolo blocks a jab.
Rolo throws a nice looking combination but Stoker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A clash of legs there as Rolo blocks the low kick.
Rolo cracks a nice hook into Stoker's ribs.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Stoker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stoker misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rolo is looking to clinch but Stoker is avoiding it.
Rolo fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker lands a jab to the nose.
Rolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Rolo.
Rolo is looking to clinch but Stoker is avoiding it.

Rolo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rolo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Rolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Rolo clinches with his opponent.
Rolo presses Stoker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Rolo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rolo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice cross by Rolo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rolo closes the distance and clinches.
Stoker being controlled against the cage.
Rolo lands a shot to the body.
Rolo lands a nice shot to the body.

Rolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stoker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Rolo misses.
Rolo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rolo wants to clinch up but Stoker keeps it at a distance.
Stoker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rolo avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Rolo fails to land with a series of punches.
Rolo tries to clinch up.

Stoker has closed the distance and engaged Rolo in a clinch.
Rolo is pushing Stoker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stoker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rolo, pushing him back against the cage.

Rolo breaks the clinch.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Rolo.
Rolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Rolo moves into the clinch.

Rolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Albert Stoker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Rolo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stoker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rolo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stoker rather than just go for the knockout.
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.
Rolo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stoker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolo misses with an uppercut. Stoker saw that one coming.

Rolo instigates a clinch.
Polo Rolo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Stoker misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Polo Rolo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rolo 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Polo Rolo!