PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dav Rolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolling's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Breathe by The Prodigy. Josh Lebow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rolling
vs
Lebow

173 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
27
177 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dav Rolling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Lebow!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Rolling coming out on top.
Rolling steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lebow. That one must have hurt.
Lebow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rolling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Josh Lebow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Rolling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rolling throws out a loose jab but Lebow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolling throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rolling misses with an uppercut
and Lebow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rolling misses with a low kick as Lebow jumps back.
Rolling connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Josh Lebow has been cut.
Rolling blocks a head kick by Lebow.
Lebow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolling throws a hook but Lebow avoids it easily.
Lebow tries to clinch but Rolling is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolling checks a leg kick nicely.
Lebow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lebow misses with a body kick.
Lebow looks to clinch

and Rolling counters with a shoot takedown. Lebow fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolling working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rolling tries to free his leg and advance position but Lebow is retaining full guard.
Lebow wants to stand but Rolling is controlling the position.
Rolling 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.
Rolling with a nice head shot there.
Rolling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Lebow is rocked!
Rolling postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lebow covers up, he's hurt! Rolling keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Rolling and the ref steps in to end the fight! Rolling can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dav Rolling!
Our winner, Dav Rolling, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.