PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Bullwinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Racaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Racaza has chosen Spiderbait - Black Betty as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bullwinkle
vs
Racaza

185 cm
28
150 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

173 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q

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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocky Bullwinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Racaza!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullwinkle fakes the leg kick and cracks Racaza in the body.
Racaza tries a low kick but Bullwinkle avoids it.
Bullwinkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bullwinkle shoots in but no luck this time.
Racaza connects with a jab.
Bullwinkle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Racaza.
Racaza throws a leg kick but Bullwinkle sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Racaza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Racaza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Racaza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bullwinkle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Racaza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bullwinkle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Bullwinkle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bullwinkle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullwinkle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bullwinkle is looking to work some ground and pound but Racaza has wrist control.

Bullwinkle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Racaza keeping full guard, as Bullwinkle tries to pass.
Racaza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Racaza has momentary wrist control but Bullwinkle slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullwinkle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Bullwinkle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bullwinkle stands up over Racaza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Racaza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bullwinkle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Racaza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bullwinkle 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.
Bullwinkle throws a big elbow that misses.
Bullwinkle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Racaza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bullwinkle throwing strikes from guard but Racaza blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullwinkle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bullwinkle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Racaza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bullwinkle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Racaza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bullwinkle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Bullwinkle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bullwinkle passes Racaza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Bullwinkle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Racaza is just riding it out for now. Bullwinkle eventually gives up the hold.
Bullwinkle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Racaza's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bullwinkle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bullwinkle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bullwinkle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Bullwinkle is trying to work for a kimura but Racaza is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Bullwinkle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Racaza looks to score with a jab to the body but Bullwinkle is just out of range.
Racaza tries to score with a low kick but Bullwinkle moves his leg out of the way.
Racaza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bullwinkle lands a head kick!
Racaza slaps away a takedown attempt from Bullwinkle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rocky Bullwinkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullwinkle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Racaza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Racaza wants it to stay on the feet.
Bullwinkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bullwinkle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Bullwinkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Racaza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bullwinkle takes a swing at Racaza's ribcage but misses.
Bullwinkle throws a front kick aimed at Racaza's knee but Racaza avoids it well.
Racaza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Racaza catches Bullwinkle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullwinkle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bullwinkle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Racaza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Racaza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bullwinkle is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Racaza.
Bullwinkle blocks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Racaza as Bullwinkle shoots in.
Racaza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Racaza scores with a shot to the body.
Racaza feints a jab promting Bullwinkle to slip. Racaza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bullwinkle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Racaza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Racaza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bullwinkle under the eye.
Racaza throws a leg kick but Bullwinkle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bullwinkle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bullwinkle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullwinkle lands with a kick to the temple. Racaza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullwinkle blocks a low kick nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bullwinkle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bullwinkle.
Racaza throws a series of punches but Bullwinkle avoids them all with ease.
Racaza misses with a leg kick.

Bullwinkle looking to score a takedown here. Racaza is defending well but Bullwinkle drives through and ends up in Racaza's guard.
Racaza is looking to stand up but Bullwinkle isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Racaza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rocky Bullwinkle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bullwinkle throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullwinkle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Bullwinkle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bullwinkle drops back looking for a leg! Racaza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Racaza manages to kick Bullwinkle off! Bullwinkle jumps back into Racaza's guard.
Bullwinkle connects with a couple of short punches.

Bullwinkle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullwinkle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bullwinkle is working Racaza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Racaza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bullwinkle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bullwinkle tries to free his leg and advance position but Racaza is retaining full guard.

Bullwinkle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bullwinkle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bullwinkle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Bullwinkle dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bullwinkle fails to land the takedown.
Bullwinkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Racaza manages to avoid it.
Bullwinkle has a takedown stuffed.
Simon Racaza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Racaza throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Bullwinkle counter with a right hand.
Bullwinkle connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Racaza does it's job there.
Racaza avoids the head kick by Bullwinkle.
Bullwinkle is looking to land body kicks.
Racaza connects with the punch.
Bullwinkle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Racaza throws out a powerful jab.

Bullwinkle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Bullwinkle crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bullwinkle is trying to get an arm triangle but Racaza is defending well.

Bullwinkle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bullwinkle is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Racaza looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bullwinkle gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Racaza is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bullwinkle lets go of the hold and Racaza can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rocky Bullwinkle!
Rocky Bullwinkle managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cyclone Nutrition Company, into his post fight interview.