PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldi Rolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Son
vs
Rolf

181 cm
26
187 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

185 cm
28
182 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gray Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronaldi Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Son shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Son showed some decent athleticism there.
Rolf trying to control but Son postures up.
Son prevents Rolf from improving his position.
Rolf is looking to control Son's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rolf avoid being mounted?
Son missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Son missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rolf gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rolf is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolf trying to control but Son is working from the bottom.
Rolf passes into half guard.

Rolf is trying to work for a kimura but Son is defending well.
Son wants to get back to his feet.
Rolf wants to pass to mount but Son is defending the position.
Son manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son is adopting a defensive guard.
Rolf wants to control from the top but Son keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Son utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Son keeping full guard, as Rolf tries to pass.
Rolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Son is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf won't allow Son to get back to his feet.
Rolf showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ronaldi Rolf wasn't active enough on the ground.
Son keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Son slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Son throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Rolf.
Son bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rolf throws a leg kick which misses Son's front leg but catches the back leg as Son tries to avoid it.
Son throws a sloppy head kick and Rolf moves out of range easily.

Rolf forces Son back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son misses with the head strike.
Son avoiding damage as Rolf throws knees to the body.

Son breaks from the clinch.
Ronaldi Rolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolf doesn't manage to clinch there - Son circles away.
Rolf doesn't manage to clinch there - Son circles away.
Son misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rolf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Son paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rolf checks the leg kick.
Son fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Son lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Gray Son has been cut.
Son blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Son displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rolf up against the cage.
Rolf working Son over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldi Rolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gray Son's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Son fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rolf avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rolf misses the target.
Rolf slips a jab and a cross from Son.
Son blocks a head kick by Rolf.
Rolf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Son.
Rolf takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rolf missing with a left hand there. Son was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rolf drops his hands momentarily and Son takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Rolf instigates a clinch.
Son wants to stall.
Rolf blocks an uppercut.
Son misses with some punches.
Son misses with a short punch on the inside.
Son misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Son doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Son lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Son fails to land.
Son misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rolf blocks a body shot from Son.
Son on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Son lands a body shot.
Rolf tries to land a knee to the head but Son blocks with his arms.
Son struggles to land a body shot inside as Rolf controls his hands.
Son lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rolf obliges.
Rolf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rolf missing with knees to the body.
Rolf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rolf lands an elbow inside.
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!
Son misses with some punches.
Rolf tries to land a knee to the head but Son blocks with his arms.
Son struggles to land a body shot inside as Rolf controls his hands.
A short right from Son.
A head punch on the inside from Son fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son digs a right hand underneath Rolf's ribcage. Rolf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rolf is breathing heavily.
Rolf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Son is trying to stall.
Son makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rolf lands an elbow inside.
Son tries to stall but Rolf uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Son blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Son managing to block the knees to the body from Rolf.
Rolf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Son dodges an elbow strike from Rolf.
Son lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Son misses with some punches.
Son misses with some punches.
Rolf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rolf tries to land a knee to the head but Son blocks with his arms.
Son trying to stall but Rolf improves his position.
Rolf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Son lands a hook to the side of the head.
Son blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf being controlled against the cage.
Rolf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Son lands with a right to the head.
Rolf managing to block the knees to the body from Son.
Son managing to block the knees to the body from Rolf.
Son trying to control the position but instead, Rolf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Son into the cage.
Rolf blocks a body shot from Son.
Rolf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rolf tries to land a knee to the head but Son blocks with his arms.
Rolf blocks an uppercut.
Son lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Son tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rolf's elbow.
Son fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rolf is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Son pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Son can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son tries to work over Rolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rolf takes a shot to the head.
Son lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Son misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rolf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Son.
A knee to the head by Rolf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rolf blocks an uppercut.
Son blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Son creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rolf's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Son tries a body shot but Rolf blocks it.
Gray Son has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Son is pushing Rolf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rolf blocks a body shot from Son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Son lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Son is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rolf trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Son dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gray Son's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rolf closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Son did well to prevent Rolf getting side control.
Rolf prevents Son from improving his position.
Rolf passes to side control.
Rolf tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rolf throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rolf is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Son will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Son tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rolf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Rolf tries for a kimura but Son is defending well.
Rolf in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Son keeps working.
Rolf is trying to ground and pound but Son uses the momentary lack of control by Rolf to regain half guard.
Son regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rolf.
Son is looking to stand back up but Rolf counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son tries to roll over but Rolf keeps him under control.

Son is defending against the submission attempts here by Rolf.
Son is trying to stand.
Son wants to control but Rolf is keeping busy.
Rolf wants to take a breather but Son is having none of it.
Son is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf working over Son with some ground and pound. Son looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rolf is controlling the pace.
Rolf wants to control but Son is keeping him busy.

Son is defending against the submission attempts here by Rolf.
Rolf trying to control the action but Son is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Son trying to control here.
Rolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rolf wants to control but Son is keeping him busy.

Rolf is trying to work for a kimura but Son is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Son kicks Rolf off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldi Rolf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldi Rolf!