PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radomir Jareszczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Roach has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Roach
vs
Jareszczuk

195 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radomir Jareszczuk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jareszczuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roach.
Roach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jareszczuk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roach misses with the combination.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Jareszczuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Jareszczuk or perhaps it was just good defense by Roach which made him look bad.
Jareszczuk swinging wildly here.
Jareszczuk throws a series of punches but Roach moves out of range.
Jareszczuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jareszczuk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roach is fending him off so far but Jareszczuk persists. Nope, Roach circles away and we're back to standing.
Jareszczuk blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jareszczuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jareszczuk misses with a few strikes there.
Jareszczuk checks a leg kick.
Jareszczuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Roach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roach paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Jareszczuk drives through and clinches with Roach against the cage.
Roach gets through Jareszczuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Roach.
Jareszczuk looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jareszczuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Roach.
Jareszczuk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roach just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frank Roach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radomir Jareszczuk.

Roach breaks the clinch.
Jareszczuk shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jareszczuk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jareszczuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roach lands with a nice body punch.

Roach drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roach scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jareszczuk to see if he's OK.
Roach works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Roach will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roach working the head and body with strikes.
Roach staying calm.
Jareszczuk is working to avoid the ground and pound but Roach connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jareszczuk takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Roach scores with punches from side control.
Roach controlling from side mount.
Check out the look on Roach's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Roach lands a few punches from side control.
Jareszczuk seems a little lost for a moment, as Roach dominates the positioning.
Jareszczuk taking punishment in the form of punches.
Roach landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach grinds an elbow into Jareszczuk's temple.
Roach lands a nice forearm strike.
Roach landing a few strikes.
Roach cracks Jareszczuk with a big elbow.
Roach controls the position from side control.
Jareszczuk is trying to control Roach's posture but Roach avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Roach dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jareszczuk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roach finds it's way round the side to connect with Jareszczuk's head.
Jareszczuk slips a jab from Roach.
Roach throws a looping overhand right but Jareszczuk ducks down to avoid it.
Roach thows a body shot but no joy.
Roach throws a right and a left that Jareszczuk avoids nicely.
Roach cracks a nice hook into Jareszczuk's ribs.
Jareszczuk blocks a low kick nicely.
Radomir Jareszczuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jareszczuk shoots in for a takedown but Roach shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roach lands a slapping body shot.
Radomir Jareszczuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roach bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jareszczuk's head backwards.
Roach misses with a body shot.
Jareszczuk is breathing heavily.
Roach throws a right hand that misses
and Jareszczuk counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roach looks to score with a jab to the body but Jareszczuk is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roach. Jareszczuk does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jareszczuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Roach circles away.
Jareszczuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roach, as that shot connected.
Roach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jareszczuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roach connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jareszczuk tries to clinch there but Roach circles away.
Jareszczuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jareszczuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roach scores with a nice strike.
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!
Roach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jareszczuk.
Roach scores with the left hand. Jareszczuk knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jareszczuk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Roach counter with a right hand.
Jareszczuk shoots in for a takedown but Roach shows good takedown defense.
Roach lands with a good body shot.
Jareszczuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jareszczuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Roach closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jareszczuk to the mat! Jareszczuk manages to get full guard.
Roach postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roach is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roach landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jareszczuk being controlled here, momentarily.
Jareszczuk keeping moving, preventing Roach from controlling successfully.
Jareszczuk being controlled here, momentarily.
Jareszczuk wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Roach manages to pass to side control.
Roach takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roach lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roach thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jareszczuk's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roach landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roach landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roach drops an elbow to the side of Jareszczuk's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Roach dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Roach avoids the body shot from Jareszczuk.
Roach misses with a body punch
and Jareszczuk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jareszczuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roach lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jareszczuk fails with a takedown attempt.
Roach thows a body shot but no joy.
Roach lands with a cross.
Jareszczuk tries to bum rush Roach with a series of wild strikes but Roach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roach throws a good cross that connects.
Jareszczuk misses with a takedown

and Roach counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Jareszczuk down! Roach is looking to finish but Jareszczuk is intelligently defending himself.

Jareszczuk is rocked!
Jareszczuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roach is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jareszczuk is still in real trouble! Can Roach finish him?
Frank Roach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jareszczuk seems to have recovered his senses.
Jareszczuk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roach is in close to Jareszczuk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Roach landing some decent shots from guard.
Roach's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jareszczuk's guard.
Roach winds up and cracks Jareszczuk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Roach scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roach performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Roach slips a nice elbow through Jareszczuk's hands, connecting with Jareszczuk's forehead.
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!
Roach is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jareszczuk!
Jareszczuk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roach fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Roach has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jareszczuk is bucking up trying to escape but Roach cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roach cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Roach landing shots from mount.

Jareszczuk is rocked!
Roach is landing with some decent strikes but Jareszczuk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jareszczuk is still in real trouble! Can Roach finish him?
Roach scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jareszczuk seems to have recovered his senses.
Roach lands a nice shot to the head.
Roach content just to control the position here.
Roach lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Jareszczuk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach working the ground and pound effectively.
Roach content just to control the position here.
Roach unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jareszczuk wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Roach celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Roach!
Frank Roach very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.